Service bulletin BTI&09102021901

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	10201462
Published by NHTSA	2021-09-16
Manufacturer's number	BTI&09102021901
Manufacturer's date	2021-09-10
NHTSA component	SEATS; SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS

NHTSA's summary

Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2020-2021 RDXs with a client complaint of the center console lid (armrest) not latching/staying closed intermittently or at all times. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific information from 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

Seats

Vehicles listed
ACURA RDX	2020, 2021

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
2026251	2026-05-21. Seats And Restraints
2023127	2023-03-09. Seats And Restraints

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
BTI&03082022902	2022-03-15. Service bulletin. Dealer Message -American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2020-2021 RDXs with a client complaint of the center console lid (armrest) not latching/staying closed intermittently or at all times. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific information from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
BTI&01032022901	2022-01-12. Service bulletin. Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2020-2021 RDXs with a client complaint of the center console lid (armrest) not latching/staying closed intermittently or at all times. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific information from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
BTI&12152021905	2021-12-22. Service bulletin. Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2020-2021 RDXs with a client complaint of the center console lid (armrest) not latching/staying closed intermittently or at all times. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific information from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
B21100A	2021-11-16. Service bulletin. 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.
BTI&10252021901	2021-11-03. Service bulletin. Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2020-2021 RDXs with a client complaint of the center console lid (armrest) not latching/staying closed intermittently or at all times. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific information from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
B21100A	2021-10-28. Service bulletin. 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.
B20-004	2020-01-23. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - When the front passenger seat is occupied, and the vehicle is turning, a tick or click is heard. There is too much clearance in the front passenger lower seat frame around the area of the seat weight sensor bracket.