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Service bulletin B17-020

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 id10108398
Published by NHTSA2017-07-01
Manufacturer's numberB17-020
Manufacturer's date2017-04-28
NHTSA componentTIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

SERVICE BULLETIN - THIS CAMPAIGN INVOLVES THE DEALER INSTALLED OPTIONAL ACCESSORY TEMPORARY SPARE TIRE KITS FOR THE 2017 MDX (2WD ONLY). THE THREE ACCESSORY TEMPORARY SPARE TIRE KITS INCLUDED A WHEEL THAT DOES NOT FIT THE 2017 MDX AND MUST BE REPLACED.

The document

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Components

Equipment and accessories, Tires

Vehicles listed
ACURA MDX2017

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

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