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Service bulletin BTS170201

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 id10108708
Published by NHTSA2017-07-28
Manufacturer's numberBTS170201
Manufacturer's date2017-02-17
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; STEERING

NHTSA's summary

Techline summary article - We?re currently looking at an issue concerning a disruption of AM reception when sharply turning the steering wheel. Some clients report that while driving slowly and listening to AM radio, they?re hearing a whoosh or static sound from the speakers when sharply turning the steering wheel left or right.

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

Equipment and accessories, Steering

Vehicles listed
ACURA MDX2014, 2015, 2016

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
15V4170002015-07-01. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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