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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 id10120780
Published by NHTSA2017-10-27
Manufacturer's numberService Bulletin
Manufacturer's date2014-04-16
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

Service bulletin - The i-MID displays the message 12 volt battery charging system problem. Also, DTC P16E3 (PGM-FI battery sensor LIN communication error) may be stored. The LIN communication bus may have experienced a communication problem.

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, 12-volt battery

Trouble codes named

P16E3

Vehicles listed
ACURA RLX2014

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
Service Bulletin2018-03-05. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - The i-MID displays the message 12 volt battery charging system problem. Also, DTC P16E3 (PGM-FI battery sensor LIN communication error) may be stored. The LIN communication bus may have experienced a communication problem.
Service Bulletin2017-09-29. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - The i-MID displays reads 12 Volt Battery Charging System Problem and DTC P154A (battery sensor internal failure) may be stored.
B12-0122017-09-20. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - Only remanufactured IMA battery modules are available for repair; new units are not available. Any internal failure requiring IMA battery module disassembly qualifies for this program.
B12-0122017-06-28. Service bulletin. "SERVICE BULLETIN - ONLY REMANUFACTURED IMA BATTERY MODULES ARE AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR; NEW UNITS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. ANY INTERNAL FAILURE REQUIRING IMA BATTERY MODULE DISASSEMBLY QUALIFIES FOR THIS PROGRAM. FOLLOW THE WARRANTY INFORMATION AND PROCEDURES GIVEN IN THIS SERVICE BULLETIN."
SB-14-0282015-03-25. Service bulletin. ACURA: IN THE I-MID IS A MESSAGE DISPLAYING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CHARGING SYSTEM OF THE 12 VOLT BATTERY THAT MAY BE CAUSED BY LIN BUS COMMUNICATION. MODEL 2014 RLX. *PE