# Service bulletin B15\-036

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: 10115159
- Published by NHTSA: 2017\-08\-15
- Manufacturer's number: B15\-036
- Manufacturer's date: 2017\-07\-20
- NHTSA component: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

## NHTSA's summary

Service bulletin \- The HVAC information flashes or flickers. There is a software error.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10115159-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10115159-0001.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Electrical system, Equipment and accessories, Heating and air conditioning, Software

## Vehicles listed

- 2014 to 2015 ACURA MDX

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [JK9\-0001381](/bulletins/10193133.md), 2021-05-12, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. To ensure Acura have the best ownership experience, new software is sometimes released to improve the operation of our product. Recently, we released a software update for the audio, navigation, and hands\-free phone systems in your navigation\-equipped MDX. This software update provides functional and graphical improvements to make the systems more user friendly.
- [B17\-034](/bulletins/10129426.md), 2018-03-05, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Service bulletin \- The MIL comes on with DTC P0430 \(front bank catalyst system efficiency below threshold \[Bank 2\]\). The PCM software may misinterpret sensor inputs as a deteriorated catalytic converter.
- [DLR MSG \- Client](/bulletins/10120763.md), 2017-10-27, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Dealer message \- In a continuing effort to provide the highest level of client satisfaction, Acura has released a software update for the audio, navigation, and hands\-free phone systems. This software update provides functional and graphical improvements to make the systems more user friendly in the 2015 MDX and TLX. Refer to VIN Inquiry status to determine which vehicles in your inventory are eligible for this update.
- [B17\-034](/bulletins/10119591.md), 2017-10-21, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Service bulletin \- The MIL comes on with DTC P0430 \(front bank catalyst system efficiency below threshold \[Bank 2\]\). The PCM software may misinterpret sensor inputs as a deteriorated catalytic converter.
- [Service Bulletin](/bulletins/10118195.md), 2017-09-29, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Service bulletin \- In a continuing effort to provide the highest level of client satisfaction, Acura has released a software update for the audio, navigation, and hands\-free phone systems. This software update provides functional and graphical improvements to make the systems more user friendly in the 2015 MDX and TLX.
- [DLR MSG \- 2015 T](/bulletins/10118188.md), 2017-09-29, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Dealer message \- To maximize the positive effects of the updated ODMD software for 2015 TLX and MDX \(and reduce client confusion\), we are encouraging everyone to update all your on ground inventory immediately and of course all the inbound inventory which still requires updating as it arrives \(at TQI\).
- [B15\-053](/bulletins/10108743.md), 2017-07-31, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\). Service bulletin \- The MIL comes on with DTC P0430 \(front bank catalyst system efficiency below threshold \[Bank 2\]\). The PCM software may misinterpret sensor inputs as a deteriorated catalytic converter.
- [B17020D](/bulletins/10108701.md), 2017-07-28, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Service news article \- We?ve made an important change to the AcuraLink telematics unit that you need to be aware of. This change switches the coverage of the internal cellular module from Code Division Multiple Access \(CDMA\) to Long Term Evolution \(LTE\).
- [B17040C](/bulletins/10108389.md), 2017-06-30, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE \- AS A CONVENIENCE, CLIENTS GET FREE ACCESS TO ACURALINK REAL\-TIME TRAFFIC FOR THE FIRST 3 YEARS OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP. AFTER THAT, THEY MUST SUBSCRIBE TO ONE OF SEVERAL AVAILABLE ACURALINK® PACKAGES TO KEEP GETTING IT. CLIENTS WHOSE FREE ACCESS IS ENDING WILL GET AN E\-MAIL ADVISING THEM OF THE SITUATION AND INVITING THEM TO SUBSCRIBE. YET, SOME CLIENTS MAY STILL COME INTO YOUR DEALERSHIP THINKING THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THEIR VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY CAN’T SEE REAL\-TIME TRAFFIC ANYMORE."
- [B16\-063](/bulletins/10108030.md), 2017-06-28, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "SERVICE BULLETIN \- AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE, SOME VEHICLES BASED ON HOW THEY ARE DRIVEN \(EXTREME CONDITIONS\) MAY STILL EXPERIENCE ATF DETERIORATION AFTER UPDATING THE PGM\-FI OR A/T SYSTEM AND THE SHUDDER MAY RETURN. THE PROBLEM IS TYPICALLY DIAGNOSED AS A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER \(TC\). THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE TC, BUT BECAUSE THE ATF HAS DETERIORATED, IT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED EVEN THOUGH THE “ATF SERVICE DUE” MESSAGE HAS NOT APPEARED. MAKE SURE THE VEHICLE IS UPDATED BY REFERRING TO THE INSPECTION PROCEDURE."

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