Service bulletin Service Bulletin

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	10120781
Published by NHTSA	2017-10-27
Manufacturer's number	Service Bulletin
Manufacturer's date	2014-11-01
NHTSA component	SEATS; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

NHTSA's summary

Service bulletin - The second row seats have stains. The Acura Genuine accessory second row seat covers stained the second row seats.

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

Equipment and accessories, Seats

Vehicles listed
ACURA MDX	2014

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
15V417000	2015-07-01. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
2014453	2014-10-15. Seats And Restraints

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
B98015	2022-05-09. Service bulletin. Special Tool Loan Program: Under TOOLS AVAILABLE FOR LOAN, the list has been updated.
DLR-03-29-2016	2021-05-08. Service bulletin. American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2014-2016 MDXs with a client complaint of front bearing noise coming from the front while driving. The noise can be described as howling or moaning. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
DLR-02-16-2016	2021-05-07. Service bulletin. American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2014-2016 MDXs with a client complaint of front bearing noise coming from the front while driving. The noise can be described as howling or moaning. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
B20-022	2020-04-16. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - The bolt holes for the replacement second row seat frames are not threaded and require special self-tapping bolts to secure the seat cushion and seat-back frame to the seat frame.
BPaS02202020901	2020-02-26. Service bulletin. Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2014-2019 MDXs & 2015-2019 TLX with a client complaint of a fuel leak at the fuel joint pipe. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
B19-017	2019-11-26. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - There is a loud buzzing or whining when adjusting the driver's or front passenger's seat forward and backward. The flex cable in the seat adjustment mechanism is not correctly lubricated.
BPaS11142019907	2019-11-21. Service bulletin. Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is requesting instrument panel bracket inspections of ALL 2014-2016 MDXs that fit the criteria listed below.
BPaS10282019906	2019-11-05. Service bulletin. Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is requesting instrument panel bracket inspections of ALL 2014-2016 MDXs that fit the criteria listed below.
BPaS10282019901	2019-11-05. Service bulletin. Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2014-2017 MDXs with a complaint of the automatic tailgate inop. The failure modes include the tailgate opening under power but immediately closing (reversing) on its own or the tailgate opening under power partially before stopping, requiring manual operation to fully open. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
BPaS10092019907	2019-10-26. Service bulletin. Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is requesting instrument panel bracket inspections of ALL 2014-2016 MDXs that fit the criteria listed below.