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Service bulletin B18-045

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 id10145033
Published by NHTSA2018-10-01
Manufacturer's numberB18-045
Manufacturer's date2018-09-03
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

NHTSA's summary

Service bulletin - Some troubleshooting procedures for a loss of communication or F-CAN malfunction DTC?s require running the F-CAN Bus Connected Unit Check using the i-HDS. There are certain control units that may be reported as Not Available in the Status column even though they are properly communicating.

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, Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Software, Transmission control module

Vehicles listed
ACURA RDX2019

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
B23-0102024-04-03. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - During engine start in cold conditions, a miscalculation in the PCM causes the air-fuel ratio to exceed DTC rich criteria.
B21-0282021-12-03. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - The MIL comes on with DTC P061B (PCM Internal Malfunction) is stored.
B19-0622019-11-16. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - Vehicles with system software version D.1.2.1 or higher now have the capability to log MOST bus network failures.