Service bulletin BPaS10172018906
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 | 10146080 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2018-10-29 |
| Manufacturer's number | BPaS10172018906 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2018-10-17 |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
NHTSA's summary
Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2015-2019 TLXs with a client complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) on with DTC P0420 (Rear Bank Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold [Bank 2]) and/or P0430 (Front Bank Catalyst Sytem Efficiency Below Threshold [Bank 2]) stored. 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
Electrical system, Engine
Trouble codes named
P0420, P0430
| ACURA TLX | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
|---|
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 |
| 19V298000 | 2019-04-12. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS |
| 2019179 | 2019-04-11. Engine |
A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
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| B24040A | 2024-05-15. Other. Service News - Due to On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) regulation change starting with 2019 vehicles, American Honda’s Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control (VTEC) On-Board Diagnostic monitors are now included in the EGR/VVT OBD Monitor Readiness status group. Due to some customer’s driving patterns, they may not drive in the fashion needed to operate the VTEC (EGR/VVT) that only operates above 5,350 rpm to run the OBD monitoring. Therefore, the EGR/VVT OBD monitor group readiness status is not set to “Complete” when the customer presents their vehicle to a Smog Check station for inspection. |
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| B23-035 | 2023-12-23. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - Due to variations in the purge control solenoid valve spring, the valve wears unevenly and intermittently sticks. This may result in setting DTC P0441 (Evaporative Emission (EVAP) System Purge Flow Malfunction). |
| ONL6AX07052023 | 2023-07-14. Service bulletin. Owner Notification Letter - Under certain circumstances, after coming to a stop and the idle stop feature engages, the vehicle may not automatically restart. Acura is providing a product update with new PGM-FI software update to fix this issue. |
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