Service bulletin B14-040 - 8-19-1
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10107083 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-06-20 |
| Manufacturer's number | B14-040 - 8-19-1 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2015-08-19 |
| NHTSA component | SUSPENSION |
NHTSA's summary
SERVICE BULLETIN - THERE IS A CLUNK OR RATTLE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS OR ON ROUGH ROADS. THE FRONT DAMPER HAS AN INTERNAL VALVE CHARACTERISTIC THAT CREATES THE NOISE.
The document
No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.
Components
Suspension
| ACURA RLX | 2014, 2015 |
|---|
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 2013447 | 2013-12-18. Suspension |
|---|---|
| 13V622000 | 2013-12-16. SUSPENSION:REAR |
A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| B14-040 | 2020-07-10. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - There is a clunk or rattle from the front suspension when driving over bumps or on rough roads. |
|---|---|
| BPaS03192020902 | 2020-03-31. Service bulletin. Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2014-2015 RLXs & RLX Hybrids with a client complaint of slow air leak in the tires. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind. |
| DLR MSG - RFP RF | 2018-03-05. Service bulletin. Dealer message - American Honda (AHM)is investigating certain 2014 RLXs with a complaint of a front suspension noise when driving over bumps. The noise can be described as clunking or rattling. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle and/or collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting any further repair of any kind. |
| DLR MSG - RFV RF | 2018-03-05. Service bulletin. Dealer message - American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2014 RLXs with a complaint of a front suspension noise when driving over bumps. The noise can be described as clunking or rattling. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle and/or collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting any further repair of any kind. |
| DLR MSG - RFV RF | 2018-03-05. Service bulletin. Dealer message - American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2014 RLXs with a complaint of a front suspension noise when driving over bumps. The noise can be described as clunking or rattling. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle and/or collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting any further repair of any kind. |
| DLR MSG - RFV RF | 2018-02-26. Service bulletin. Dealer message - American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2014 RLXs with a complaint of a front suspension noise when driving over bumps. The noise can be described as clunking or rattling. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle and/or collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting any further repair of any kind. |
| Service Bulletin | 2017-09-29. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - There is a clunk or rattle from the front suspension when driving over bumps or on rough roads. The front damper has an internal valve characteristic that creates the noise. |