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Service bulletin B20-038

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 id10181084
Published by NHTSA2020-10-14
Manufacturer's numberB20-038
Manufacturer's date2020-10-01
NHTSA componentSTEERING

NHTSA's summary

Service Bulletin - While driving, the steering wheel rattles when you turn it.

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

Steering

Vehicles listed
ACURA ILX2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
ACURA RDX2016, 2017, 2018

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

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