Service bulletin B19-005

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10153884
Published by NHTSA	2019-02-26
Manufacturer's number	B19-005
Manufacturer's date	2019-02-19
NHTSA component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY

NHTSA's summary

"Service Bulletin - The vehicle may exhibit several of the following symptoms: - Multiple indicators are on. - The option fuse E21 (7.5 A) is blown. - It is hard to shut off the engine. - No communication with the i-HDS."

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, Engine, Glass, wipers and mirrors, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
ACURA MDX	2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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