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Service bulletin DLR MSG - RFP -

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 id10128859
Published by NHTSA2018-02-21
Manufacturer's numberDLR MSG - RFP -
Manufacturer's date2014-07-07
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

Dealer message - American Honda (AHM)is investigating certain 2013ILXs with a customer complaint of a no-start condition which requires the 12V battery to be replaced. To fully understand the cause of this occurrence, AHM would like to collect a certain part prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.

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

Vehicles listed
ACURA ILX2013

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
DLR MSG - RFP -2018-02-26. Service bulletin. Dealer message - American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2013ILXs with a customer complaint of a no-start condition which requires the 12V battery to be replaced. To fully understand the cause of this occurrence, AHM would like to collect a certain part prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
DLR MSG - RFP -2018-02-26. Service bulletin. Dealer message - American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2013 ILXs with a customer complaint of a no-start condition which requires the 12V battery to be replaced. To fully understand the cause of this occurrence, AHM would like to collect a certain part prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
DLR MSG - RFP -2018-02-12. Service bulletin. Dealer message - American Honda (AHM)is investigating certain 2013 ILXs with a customer complaint of a no-start condition which requires the 12V battery to be replaced. To fully understand the cause of this occurrence, AHM would like to collect a certain part prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
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."
IN-20-092014-01-29. Service bulletin. ACURA: AN INVESTIGATION INTO A NO START CONDITION THAT REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF 12V BATTERY, IN SOME VEHICLES. MODEL 2013 ILX. *PE
IN-09-05-132013-10-24. Service bulletin. HONDA: SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE A NO-START SYMPTOM REQUIRING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE 12V BATTERY. *JS