Service bulletin DLR MSG - RFV -

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10108840
Published by NHTSA	2017-07-31
Manufacturer's number	DLR MSG - RFV -
Manufacturer's date	2015-02-12
NHTSA component	ENGINE; STRUCTURE:BODY

NHTSA's summary

Dealer message - American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2014-2015 MDXs with a complaint of in-cabin engine noise while driving at slow speeds or during idle RPM sweep. The noise can be described as ringing. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting any repair.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Body and frame, Engine

Vehicles listed
ACURA MDX	2014, 2015

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
2026275	2026-06-04. Structure
26V365000	2026-06-04. SUSPENSION:REAR; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2015281	2015-06-25. Engine

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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