Service bulletin BER18090D
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| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10145902 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2018-10-22 |
| Manufacturer's number | BER18090D |
| Manufacturer's date | 2018-10-12 |
| NHTSA component | SERVICE BRAKES |
NHTSA's summary
Engineering request for investigation - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2018-19 RDXs with a client complaint of the front brake noise when applying the brake lightly. The noise can be described as squeak or squeal. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
The document
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Components
Brakes
| ACURA RDX | 2018, 2019 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| B19-053 | 2025-06-05. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - The front and/or rear brakes make a high-pitched squeal when the brakes are lightly applied at 24 km/h (15 mph) or less, with ambient temperatures below 10°C (50°F). |
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| B19-053 | 2025-06-05. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - The front and/or rear brakes make a high-pitched squeal when the brakes are lightly applied at 24 km/h (15 mph) or less, with ambient temperatures below 10°C (50°F). |
| B19-053 | 2024-07-24. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - The front and/or rear brakes make a high-pitched squeal when the brakes are lightly applied at 24 km/h (15 mph) or less, with ambient temperatures below 10°C (50°F). |
| B19-053 | 2024-05-22. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - The front and/or rear brakes make a high-pitched squeal when the brakes are lightly applied at 15 mph or less, with ambient temperatures below 50° F. |
| B19-053 | 2024-04-17. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin- The front and/or rear brakes make a high-pitched squeal when lightly applied at 15 mph or less. The front brakes stop squealing when they are warmed up.For the front brakes, the brake damping force of applied shims is insufficient at colder temperature. For the rear brakes, there is not enough dampening between the rear brake pads and shims. |
| B19-053 | 2024-03-04. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - The front and/or rear brakes make a high-pitched squeal when lightly applied at 15 mph or less due to the front brake discs being too stiff and not enough dampening between the rear brake pads and shims on the rear brakes. |
| B19-053 | 2020-10-14. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - The front and/or rear brakes make a high-pitched squeal when lightly applied at 15 mph or less. |
| B19-053 | 2020-06-25. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - The front and/or rear brakes make a high-pitched squeal when lightly applied at 15 mph or less. The front brakes stop squealing once they are warmed up. |
| B19-053 (v4) | 2019-11-21. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - The front and/or rear brakes make a high-pitched squeal when lightly applied at 15 mph or less. The front brakes stop squealing when they are warmed up. |
| B19-053 | 2019-11-21. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - The front and/or rear brakes make a high-pitched squeal when lightly applied at 15 mph or less. The front brakes stop squealing when they are warmed up. |