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Service bulletin ONLX8Z02162021

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 id10187550
Published by NHTSA2021-02-26
Manufacturer's numberONLX8Z02162021
Manufacturer's date2021-02-16
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

NHTSA's summary

Owner Notification Letter - The vehicle may not start upon first press of the ENGINE START/STOP button. Also, the MID displays the error message KEYLESS START SYSTEM ERROR, and DTC B12C5 (Engine Start/Stop Switch Failure) is stored. American Honda is extending the warranty on the engine start/stop switch to 9 years from the original date of purchase or 125,000 miles, whichever comes first.

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, Equipment and accessories

Trouble codes named

B12C5

Vehicles listed
ACURA NSX2017

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
18V5990002018-09-07. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
20184782018-09-06. Electrical

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
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B21-0362022-09-09. Service bulletin. "Service bulletin - Due to a software defect between two CPUs, the Generic Scan Tool (GST) may not be able to read the Calibration ID (CID) of the CPU under some limited conditions. NOTE: The GST issue doesn't impact the Honda scan tool."
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BBOM120920202020-12-19. Service bulletin. Dealer Message - Today, December 9, 2020, Acura is announcing a warranty extension for certain 2017 NSX vehicles. This warranty extension covers the engine start/stop switch to address concerns of difficulty in starting or stopping the engine. Acura is extending the warranty coverage of the engine start/stop switch to 9 years from the original date of purchase or 125,000 miles, whichever comes first.
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