# Service bulletin B17015

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: 10118001
- Published by NHTSA: 2017\-09\-27
- Manufacturer's number: B17015
- Manufacturer's date: 2017\-09\-06
- NHTSA component: POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

## NHTSA's summary

Service bulletin \- Clients receive excessive notifications for a low power mode through AcuraLink®. There is a false CAN signal transmitted through the telematics control unit.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10118001-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10118001-0001.pdf)

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

## Components

Electrical system, Transmission and driveline

## Vehicles listed

- 2016 to 2017 ACURA ILX
- 2014 to 2016 ACURA MDX
- 2016 to 2017 ACURA RDX
- 2014 to 2016 ACURA RLX
- 2015 to 2016 ACURA TLX

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2019272](/recalls/tc/2019272.md), 2019-06-06: Powertrain
- [19V424000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V424000.md), 2019-06-06: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
- [16V640000](/recalls/nhtsa/16V640000.md), 2016-09-06: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\)
- [2016428](/recalls/tc/2016428.md), 2016-09-02: Powertrain
- [14V779000](/recalls/nhtsa/14V779000.md), 2014-12-08: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- [2014538](/recalls/tc/2014538.md), 2014-11-28: Powertrain
- [2013406](/recalls/tc/2013406.md), 2013-11-15: Powertrain
- [13V571000](/recalls/nhtsa/13V571000.md), 2013-11-14: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- [2013250](/recalls/tc/2013250.md), 2013-07-22: Electrical

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [ONL6T806032025 Acura Lett](/bulletins/11019894.md), 2025-07-01, Other: POWER TRAIN. Owner Notification Letter \- Under certain circumstances, the torque converter lock\-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock\-up piston. The reduced lock\-up clutch capacity results in the transmission indicator flashing “D” and sets DTC P0741 Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Performance or Stuck Off.
- [ONL6T806032025 Acura Form](/bulletins/11019892.md), 2025-07-01, Other: POWER TRAIN. Owner Notification Letter \- Under certain circumstances, the torque converter lock\-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock\-up piston. The reduced lock\-up clutch capacity results in the transmission indicator flashing “D” and sets DTC P0741 Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Performance or Stuck Off.
- [B23\-029](/bulletins/10251152.md), 2024-03-04, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. Service Bulletin \- The lock\-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock up piston. The reduced lock\-up clutch capacity results in the transmission indicator flashing “D” and set DTC P0741 Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Performance or Stuck OFF.
- [B23\-029](/bulletins/10245558.md), 2023-11-29, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service Bulletin \- The lock\-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock up piston. The reduced lock\-up clutch capacity results in the transmission indicator flashing “D” and set DTC P0741 Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Performance or Stuck OFF.
- [B23\-029](/bulletins/10241888.md), 2023-09-06, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service Bulletin \- The lock\-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock up piston. The reduced lock\-up clutch capacity results in the Malfunction Indicator Lamp \(MIL\) and set DTC P0741 Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Performance or Stuck OFF.
- [BBOM08312023901](/bulletins/10241881.md), 2023-09-06, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. Dealer Message \- Torque converters may not have been manufactured to proper specifications. As a result, the torque converter lock\-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock\-up piston. The reduced lock\-up clutch capacity results in the MIL illuminating and set DTC P0741 Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Performance or Stuck OFF.
- [ONL6A607142023](/bulletins/10239513.md), 2023-07-21, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STEERING. Owner Notification Letter \- Under certain circumstances, abnormal noise may be heard from the rear when driving straight or making small side\-to\-side turning movements with the steering wheel. The MIL may also illuminate with certain related DTC codes.
- [ONL6R507142023](/bulletins/10239512.md), 2023-07-21, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STEERING. Owner Notification Letter \- Under certain circumstances, abnormal noise may be heard from the rear when driving straight or making small side\-to\-side turning movements with the steering wheel. The MIL may also illuminate with certain DTC codes.
- [B23\-002](/bulletins/10233292.md), 2023-03-29, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service Bulletin \- Under certain circumstances, after coming to a stop and engaging idle stop the vehicle may not restart automatically due to excessive cylinder pressure and/or low cranking torque. Typically, the client can immediately restart the vehicle by selecting Park and pressing the ENGINE START/STOP button. Acura is extending the warranty coverage for valve adjustment and starter replacement related to this condition to 10 years from the original date of purchase with no mileage limitation.
- [B23\-001](/bulletins/10231058.md), 2023-02-03, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service Bulletin \- Under certain circumstances, after coming to a stop and the idle stop feature engages, the vehicle may not automatically restart. Typically, the customer can immediately restart the vehicle by selecting Park and pushing the ENGINE START/STOP button.

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