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Service bulletin B13-006

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10108394
Published by NHTSA2017-06-30
Manufacturer's numberB13-006
Manufacturer's date2017-04-27
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL; ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

SERVICE BULLETIN - AMERICAN HONDA IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THE PISTON RINGS AND PISTONS FOR 2009-11 TSX L4 TO 8 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE OR 125,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. UNDER CERTAIN SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES THE ENGINE MAY CREATE DEPOSITS ON THE OIL CONTROL RINGS, WHICH MAY LEAD TO INCREASED OIL CONSUMPTION.

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

Engine, Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
ACURA TSX2009, 2010, 2011
ACURA TSX SPORT WAGON2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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