Service bulletin BPaS04062018904
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 | 10134528 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2018-04-23 |
| Manufacturer's number | BPaS04062018904 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2018-04-06 |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
NHTSA's summary
Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2015-2016 TLX V6s & 2016 MDXs with a client complaint of a no-start condition that requires the 12V battery to be replaced. 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.
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
Engine
| ACURA MDX | 2016 |
|---|---|
| ACURA TLX | 2015, 2016 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 23V751000 | 2023-11-13. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL |
|---|---|
| 2023603 | 2023-11-08. Engine |
A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| BPS&08122025901 | 2025-08-21. Other. Dealer Message - Acura is also implementing an additional (1) twenty-four (24) month period for 2015 model year Acura TLX vehicles, commencing at the expiration of the 10-year warranty extension period for each vehicle, and (2) eighteen (18) month period for 2016 model year Acura TLX/MDX vehicles, commencing at the expiration of the 10-year warranty extension period for each vehicle, for valve adjustment and starter replacement related to this condition under warranty. |
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