Service bulletins for the 2013 Acura RDX
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.
122 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| TAKATA_HAWAII NE | 2016-12-14. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. ADVERTISEMENT IN HAWAIIAN NEWSPAPERS TO REMIND OWNERS OF THE TAKATA RECALL AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT THEIR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. |
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| TAKATA_HAWAII FL | 2016-12-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. FLYER CIRCULATED TO THE RESIDENTS OF HAWAII TO REMIND OWNERS OF THE TAKATA RECALL AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT THEIR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. |
| TAKATA_FLORIDA D | 2016-12-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. LETTER SENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT TO REMIND FLORIDA OWNERS OF THE TAKATA RECALL AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT THEIR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. |
| B16043 | 2016-11-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SERVICE BULLETIN - A JUDDER FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK-UP CLUTCH MAY BE FELT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20 AND 60MPH. THE PROBLEM IS TYPICALLY DIAGNOSED AS A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER. AMERICAN HONDA INVESTIGATED THE JUDDER AND FOUND THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS NOT CAUSING THE JUDDER; RATHER, IT WAS CAUSED BY DETERIORATED TRANSMISSION FLUID. |
| B16060G | 2016-11-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - WHILE DRIVING UNDER STEADY CRUISE (BETWEEN 30 AND 65 MPH) OR LIGHT ACCELERATION, DOES THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY RATTLE OR RUNS ROUGH WITH THE MIL BLINKING? SINCE THESE DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO ACTIVATE VCM OPERATION, THE PROBABLE REASON FOR THESE SYMPTOMS IS STICKING VCM ROCKER ARMS. |
| B16-002 | 2016-11-15. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. SERVICE BULLETIN - REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE DISCS AND PADS TO REMEDY FRONT BRAKE NOISE DURING LIGHT BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION. |
| 16-002 | 2016-07-07. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 15-051 | 2016-07-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| IN-RFV-1-29-14 | 2014-02-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. HONDA: THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP IS ILLUMINATED. STORED P2101 (THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION). AHM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT SPECIFIC PARTS FROM THE VEHICLE BEFORE ANY EFFORT TO REPAIR IT HAS BEEN MADE. *JS |
| IN-2013-09 | 2014-02-11. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN. ACURA: AN INVESTIGATION INTO STEERING COLUMN NOISE (CLICKING, TAPPING, TICKING OR RATTLING), WHEN TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, ON SOME VEHICLES. MODEL 2013-2014 RDX. *PE |
| IN-13-11 | 2014-01-29. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN. ACURA: AN INVESTIGATION INTO CAUSE OF NOISE, TICKING, CLICKING, RATTLING, OR TAPPING, IN STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. MODEL 2013-2014 RDX. *PE |
| IN-13-20 | 2014-01-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE. ACURA: AN INVESTIGATION IS BEING DONE REGARDING MIL ON WITH THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P2101. MODEL 2012-2013 MDX, 2013-2014 RDX. *PE |
| IN-12-2-20 | 2013-12-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. ACURA: AN INVESTIGATION, ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, REGARDING THE THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, WITH MIL ON, STORED IN DTC P2101. MODEL 2012-2013, MDX, 2013-2014 RDX. *PE |
| SB-10112013 | 2013-11-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE. ACURA: THE MIL ON, WITH DTC P2101 (THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION), AND AN INVESTIGATION IS BEING CONDUCTED TO UNDERSTAND CAUSE OF THE CONDITION. MODEL 2013-2014 RDX. *PE |
| IN-09-18-13 | 2013-10-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. HONDA: SOME VEHICLES MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AHM IS REQUESTING TO COLLECT PARTS FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO ANY ATTEMPT TO REPAIR. *JS |
| IN-09-13 | 2013-10-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HONDA: SHIFT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MOVED FROM PARK. AHM REQUEST TO COLLECT SPECIFIC PARTS FROM THE VEHICLE BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY REPAIRS. *JS |
| ASN-49584 | 2013-09-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. ACURA: INFORMATION IN THE SERVICE NEWS, FROM MANUFACTURER, REGARDING VARIOUS ISSUES OF TROUBLESHOOTING, INSTALLATION, REPLACING, SERVICING AND REPAIRING VARIOUS MODEL AND MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. *PE |
| ASN: 1305 | 2013-07-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); TIRES; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; ENGINE; WHEELS. ACURA: SERVICE NEWS. ENGINE SHUTS OFF, POWER ON, BUT IN ACCESSORY; NEVER USE CONVENTIONAL WHEEL & TIRE ASSEMBLIES ON PAX VEHICLES; MIL ON AFTER THROTTLE BODY CLEANING OR REPLACEMENT; S/M FIX BRAKE SYSTEM BLEEDING. VARIOUS MODELS AND MODEL YEARS. *PE |
| BER-13010-A | 2013-06-28. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. ACURA: AN INVESTIGATION REQUEST FOR ENGINEERING REGARDING AN ISSUE WHEN THE WEATHER IS FREEZING, THE FRONT (DRIVER/PASSENGER) DOOR LOCKS FREEZES AND FAILS TO UNLOCK WHEN USING KEYLESS REMOTE ACCESS, KEY CYLINDER OR OUTER DOOR HANDLE TOUCH SENSOR. MODELS 2013 RDX. *PE |
| SB-05-16 | 2013-06-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE. HONDA ACURA: REQUEST FOR PARTS FOR SOME VEHICLES EXPERIENCING A MALFUNCTION WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MODELS 2012-2013 MDX, 2013 RDX. *PE |
| IN-3-26-13 | 2013-05-16. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS: ALLEGED COUNTERFEIT AIR BAG. ACURA: INFORMATIONAL MESSAGE REGARDING THE DANGEROUS USAGE OF COUNTERFEIT AIRBAGS IN VEHICLES, AND SHOULD HAVE VEHICLES INSPECTED TO ENSURE AIRBAGS ARE GENUINE, FACTORY AUTHORIZED. NO MODELS OR MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
| BER-12100-A | 2013-01-09. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL; STEERING. ACURA: ENGINEERING REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION. THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS ARE NOT WORKING (AUDIO, CRUISE CONTROL AND PADDLE SHIFTERS) AND WITH DTC 11-1 THRU 11-B, THE SRS LIGHT IS ON. MODEL 2013 RDX. *PE |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.