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Service bulletin 011000

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 id615753
Published by NHTSA2001-01-30
Manufacturer's number011000
Manufacturer's date2000-10-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT REGARDING P1259 AFTER BARE BLOCK REPLACEMENT FOR 2001 3.2CL, 2001 MDX, 1999 - 2001 3.2TL AND 1997 - 1999 3.0CL MODEL VEHICLES. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Engine

Trouble codes named

P1259

Vehicles listed
ACURA ACURA2001
ACURA CL1997, 1998, 1999
ACURA CL2001
ACURA TL1999, 2000, 2001

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

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