# Service bulletin B20\-022

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: 10173888
- Published by NHTSA: 2020\-04\-16
- Manufacturer's number: B20\-022
- Manufacturer's date: 2020\-04\-08
- NHTSA component: SEATS

## NHTSA's summary

Service Bulletin \- The bolt holes for the replacement second row seat frames are not threaded and require special self\-tapping bolts to secure the seat cushion and seat\-back frame to the seat frame.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10173888-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10173888-9999.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Seats

## Vehicles listed

- 2014 to 2020 ACURA MDX
- 2017 to 2020 ACURA MDX SPORT HYBRID

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2026251](/recalls/tc/2026251.md), 2026-05-21: Seats And Restraints
- [2018167](/recalls/tc/2018167.md), 2018-04-06: Seats And Restraints
- [18V221000](/recalls/nhtsa/18V221000.md), 2018-04-05: SEATS
- [2014453](/recalls/tc/2014453.md), 2014-10-15: Seats And Restraints

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [B20\-019](/bulletins/10215510.md), 2022-07-07, Service bulletin: SEATS; EQUIPMENT. "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."
- [B21100A](/bulletins/10203504.md), 2021-11-16, Service bulletin: AIR BAGS; SEATS. ServiceNews Article \- There are several possible causes for the SRS DTC U3000\-49 \(Internal Failure of the SRS Unit\) to be stored. If you can duplicate the DTC, the troubleshooting will take you through the step\-by\-step process in isolating the faulty component. In most situations, the SRS Unit should be last on the list of components to replace. Here is a quick tip for troubleshooting a faulty seat weight sensor.
- [B21100A](/bulletins/10202602.md), 2021-10-28, Service bulletin: AIR BAGS; SEATS. ServiceNews Article \- There are several possible causes for the SRS DTC U3000\-49 \(Internal Failure of the SRS Unit\) to be stored. If you can duplicate the DTC, the troubleshooting will take you through the step\-by\-step process in isolating the faulty component. In most situations, the SRS Unit should be last on the list of components to replace. Here is a quick tip for troubleshooting a faulty seat weight sensor.
- [B20\-019](/bulletins/10175808.md), 2020-05-28, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; SEATS. 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.
- [B19\-017](/bulletins/10168310.md), 2019-11-26, Service bulletin: SEATS. Service Bulletin \- There is a loud buzzing or whining when adjusting the driver's or front passenger's seat forward and backward. The flex cable in the seat adjustment mechanism is not correctly lubricated.
- [BPaS09172018904](/bulletins/10145402.md), 2018-10-15, Service bulletin: SEATS. Dealer message \- American Honda Motor Co., Inc. \(AHM\) is investigating certain 2014\-2018 MDXs with a client complaint of the 2nd row seats false latching. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
- [BPaS08312018903](/bulletins/10144384.md), 2018-09-17, Service bulletin: SEATS. Dealer message \- American Honda Motor Co., Inc. \(AHM\) is investigating certain 2014\-2018 MDXs with a client complaint of the 2nd row seats false latching. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
- [BPaS08152018904](/bulletins/10144369.md), 2018-09-17, Service bulletin: SEATS. Dealer message \- American Honda Motor Co., Inc. \(AHM\) is investigating certain 2014\-2018 MDXs with a client complaint of the 2nd row seats false latching. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
- [BER18070B](/bulletins/10144047.md), 2018-09-04, Service bulletin: SEATS. Engineering request for investigation \- American Honda Motor Co., Inc. \(AHM\) is investigating certain 2014\-2018 MDXs with a client complaint of the 2nd row seats false latching. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
- [BPaS07312018901](/bulletins/10143702.md), 2018-08-20, Service bulletin: SEATS. Dealer message \- American Honda Motor Co., Inc. \(AHM\) is investigating certain 2014\-2018 MDXs with a client complaint of the 2nd row seats false latching. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.

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