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Service bulletins for the 2016 Acura MDX

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.

334 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Only bulletins with component: Transmission and driveline are shown. Show all

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B15110B2017-05-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - CAN’T CLEAR MULTIPLE LOSS-OF-COMMUNICATION DTCS? THAT’S BECAUSE YOU MUST FIRST CLEAR ALL DTCS FROM THE TCM. IF THE TCM HAS ANY DTCS SET, IT WON’T COMMUNICATE WITH THE REST OF THE CONTROL UNITS, RESULTING IN MULTIPLE LOSS-OF-COMMUNICATION DTCS.
B15-0542017-05-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SERVICE BULLETIN - TRANSMISSION FUNCTION IMPROVEMENTS: SENSATION OF SURGE WHILE BRAKING, SLOW DOWNSHIFT RESPONSE AT LOW ENGINE SPEEDS AND OTHER LISTED SYMPTOMS. AMERICAN HONDA HAS MADE SEVERAL SHIFT QUALITY IMPORVEMENTS IN THE 2016 MDX.
B150542017-05-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SERVICE BULLETIN - TRANSMISSION FUNCTION IMPROVEMENTS: SENSATION OF SURGE WHILE BRAKING, SLOW DOWNSHIFT RESPONSE AT LOW ENGINE SPEEDS, AND OTHER LISTED SYMPTOMS
B15-0392017-05-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SERVICE BULLETIN - THE TRANSMISSION END COVER LEAKS ON VEHICLES WITH 9-SPEED A/T. DURING ASSEMBLY, THE TRANSMISSION END COVER SEALING GASKET GETS TORN.
B16120B2017-05-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. "SERVICE BULLETIN - IN A 9-SPEED A/T, THE ATF LEVEL IS CRITICAL. IF IT’S TOO HIGH, THE TRANSMISSION COULD SHIFT HARD. IF IT’S TOO LOW, THE TRANSMISSION COULD SLIP. THIS TRANSMISSION ALSO DOESN’T USE A DIPSTICK. TO CHECK THE ATF LEVEL, YOU NEED TO RUN A SPECIAL PROCEDURE. ALTHOUGH IT’S COVERED IN THE SERVICE INFORMATION, WE’RE INCLUDING IT HERE ALONG WITH SOME TIPS TO HELP ENSURE YOU’RE DOING THE JOB RIGHT."
B17010C2017-05-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. "SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - DO YOU HAVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS MULTIPLE INDICATORS ON OR WON’T GO INTO GEAR AND THE MIL IS ON WITH A/T DTC P26C3 (INTERNAL CONTROL MODULE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR PERFORMANCE)? THERE MAY BE DEBRIS IN THE REVERSE OR NEUTRAL SHIFT BUTTONS OF THE SHIFT BY WIRE (SBW) SHIFTER ASSEMBLY THAT’S CAUSING THEM TO STICK. TYPICAL DEBRIS ARE PARTICLES IN THE REVERSE SHIFT BUTTON OR STICKY RESIDUE IN THE NEUTRAL SHIFT BUTTON FROM SOMETHING THAT SPILLED."
PRODUCT UPDATE -2016-12-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). CUSTOMER LETTER - OUR RECORDS INDICATE THAT A PRODUCT UPDATE HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE; REFER TO THE ADDRESS CARD FOR THE AFFECTED VIN. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE MAY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR COMES ON. THE DRIVER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SELECT ANY OTHER GEAR UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. PLEASE CONTACT ANY AUTHORIZED ACURA DEALER TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER WILL UPDATE THE SOFTWARE IN YOUR VEHICLE. THIS WORK WILL BE DONE FREE OF CHARGE.
B16040B2016-11-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - TEACH-IN PROCEDURE FOR 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT.
SB-15-0342015-12-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ACURA: THIS TSB CONTAINS AN OWNER'S NOTIFICATION LETTER. SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, WHILE DRIVING, AND TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHT WILL COME ON AND NOT ABLE TO SHIFT GEAR UNTIL IT IS OFF AND RESTARTED AGAIN. MODEL 2016 MDX. *PE

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.