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Service bulletin BPaS02202020901

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 id10171749
Published by NHTSA2020-02-26
Manufacturer's numberBPaS02202020901
Manufacturer's date2020-02-20
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2014-2019 MDXs & 2015-2019 TLX with a client complaint of a fuel leak at the fuel joint pipe. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect 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

Equipment and accessories, Fuel system

Vehicles listed
ACURA MDX2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
ACURA TLX2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20242622024-05-06. Fuel System
20236792023-12-18. Fuel System
23V8580002023-12-18. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
20211822021-03-26. Fuel System
21V2150002021-03-25. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
19V0600002019-01-29. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
17V4240002017-06-30. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
16V4170002016-06-09. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
20162782016-06-03. Fuel System
15V4170002015-07-01. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
B26-0252026-10-01. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - The factory fuel fill pipe assembly may not have been manufactured to specification. As a result, small contamination particles inside the fuel fill neck may prevent the primary shut-off valve flap seal from sealing properly. This may result in a fuel smell from the fuel fill neck area and may cause DTC P0455 or P0456 (EVAP system leak detected) to be set.
B26-0232026-10-01. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - The factory fuel fill pipe assembly may not have been manufactured to specification. As a result, small contamination particles inside the fuel fill neck may prevent the primary shut-off valve flap seal from sealing properly. This may result in a fuel smell from the fuel fill neck area and may cause DTC P0455 or P0456 (EVAP system leak detected) to be set.
BEBM092520269012026-10-01. Other. Dealer Message - The fuel fill pipe assembly may not have been manufactured to specification. As a result, small contamination particles inside the fuel fill neck may prevent the primary shut-off valve flap seal from sealing, resulting in fuel smell from the fuel fill neck area and may cause DTC P0455 or P0456 (EVAP system leak detected) to be set.
ONL6AX013020262026-02-06. Other. Owner Notification Letter - Under certain circumstances, after coming to a stop and the idle stop feature engaging, the vehicle may not automatically restart. Acura is providing a product update with a new PGM-FI software update to fix this issue.
B23-0352023-12-23. 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).
B21-0172022-10-05. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - (Repair Procedure Revision) Due to swelling of the fuel pump motor impeller, the fuel pump may seize and stop working. If this occurs, the check engine light may be displayed with DTC P0087 (Fuel Rail Pressure Too Low) stored, the engine may not start, or the engine could stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. Replace the fuel pump motor.
B21-0152022-10-05. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - (Repair Procedure Revision) Due to swelling of the fuel pump motor impeller, the fuel pump may seize and stop working. If this occurs, the check engine light may be displayed with DTC P0087 (Fuel Rail Pressure Too Low) stored, the engine may not start, or the engine could stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. Replace the fuel pump motor.
B21-0132022-10-05. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - (Repair Procedure Revision) Due to swelling of the fuel pump motor impeller, the fuel pump may seize and stop working. If this occurs, the check engine light may be displayed with DTC P0087 (Fuel Rail Pressure Too Low) stored, the engine may not start, or the engine could stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. Replace the fuel pump motor.
ONLJ8F202208302022-09-09. Service bulletin. Owner notification - Our records indicate that a Emissions Recall has not been completed on this vehicle. When the powertrain control module (PCM) detects a malfunction in one of the odd number transmission gears, it will set one of four diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs). Due to inappropriate calibration of the PCM, the On Board Diagnostic (OBD) system cannot properly clear the transmission permanent DTC as required.
B20-0192022-07-07. Service bulletin. "Service bulletin - When speeding up, slowing down, stopping, or turning, you hear or feel a noticeable clicking/popping from the driver's and/or front passenger's seat-back. Clients sometimes compare this to someone kicking the back of the seat. This sensation can also happen when adjusting the seat or shifting your weight in it."