Service bulletin B15-053

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	10118010
Published by NHTSA	2017-09-27
Manufacturer's number	B15-053
Manufacturer's date	2017-09-13
NHTSA component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

Service bulletin - This bulletin is replaced by S/B 17-034, MIL Comes On with DTC P0430 (Front Bank Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold [Bank 2])

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

Electrical system, Engine

Trouble codes named

P0430

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
2015281	2015-06-25. Engine
2013250	2013-07-22. Electrical

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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