Service bulletins for the 2016 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.
157 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| B-ANS-03252016-3 | 2017-01-10. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. "DEALER MESSAGE - ACURA HAS UPDATED THE DEALER Q&A TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION REGARDING STOP SALE/ SAFETY RECALL: ACURA 2005-2016 MULTI-MODEL DRIVER’S AIRBAG INFLATOR (SERVICE BULLETIN 16-010). ALL CHANGES/UPDATES FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION SENT TO DEALERS ON MARCH 18, 2016, HAVE BEEN MARKED IN RED FOR EASY REFERENCE." |
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| B-PAS-03182016-9 | 2017-01-09. Service bulletin. STEERING. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016-2017 RDXS WITH A CLIENT COMPLAINT OF A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL (DRIVER’S AIRBAG AREA) WHEN TURNING OR DRIVING. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND. |
| B-ANS-03182016-3 | 2017-01-09. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. "DEALER MESSAGE - STOP SALE/SAFETY RECALL: ACURA 2005-2016 MULTI-MODEL DRIVER’S AIRBAG INFLATOR DEALER Q&A – UPDATED 03.18.16" |
| B-ANS-03182016-3 | 2017-01-09. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. "DEALER MESSAGE - ACURA HAS UPDATED THE DEALER Q&A TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION REGARDING STOP SALE/ SAFETY RECALL: ACURA2005-2016 MULTI-MODEL DRIVER’S AIRBAG INFLATOR (SERVICE BULLETIN 16-010)." |
| BER16020A | 2017-01-04. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. ENGINEERING REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION - PLEASE CALL HONDA TO DISCUSS ANY FUEL LEAKS FROM THE FUEL TANK TO THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTION. |
| B-ANS-02262016-3 | 2017-01-04. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR THE ACURA 2005-2016 MULTI-MODEL DRIVER'S AIRBAG INFLATOR SAFETY RECALL. |
| B-ANS-02262016-3 | 2016-12-30. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. DEALER MESSAGE - UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR THE ACURA 2005-2016 MULTI-MODEL DRIVER'S AIRBAG INFLATOR SAFETY RECALL. |
| B16-059 | 2016-12-28. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SERVICE BULLETIN - THERE IS A POP OR CLUNK FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION WHEN DRIVING ON A ROUGH ROAD IN COLD WEATHER WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW 50°F. THE REAR DAMPER UPPER MOUNT BUSHING MATERIAL IS TOO HARD. |
| B15027 | 2016-12-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST. SERVICE BULLETIN - THE LKAS DOES NOT KEEP THE VEHICLE IN ITS DETECTED DESIGNATED LANE AND NO DTC IS STORED. THE FRONT MULTIPURPOSE CAMERA UNIT/RAIN SENSOR HARNESS IS NOT SECURED IN ITS CLIP, CAUSING THE CAMERA UNIT TO SHIFT OUT OF ITS NEUTRAL POSITION IN ITS BRACKET. |
| TAKATA_TEXT MESS | 2016-12-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. TEXT MESSAGES SENT TO REMIND OWNERS OF THE TAKATA RECALL AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT THEIR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. |
| TAKATA_HAWAII PO | 2016-12-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; AIR BAGS; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE. POSTERS SENT TO HAWAIIAN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITIES, AUTOMOTIVE PART STORES, CAR WASHES, AND GAS STATIONS TO REMIND OWNERS OF THE TAKATA RECALL AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT THEIR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| B16080E | 2016-11-30. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - DO YOU NEED TO REPLACE A PARKING AND BACK-UP SENSOR OR CHANGE ITS LOCATION AS A RESULT OF TROUBLESHOOTING ANY OF THESE PARKING AND BACK-UP SENSOR CONTROL UNIT DTCS? DON’T FORGET TO RESET THE PARKING AND BACK-UP SENSOR CONTROL UNIT. IF YOU DON’T RESET IT, YOU COULD WIND UP WITH FALSE SETTING OF OTHER DTCS OR EVEN THE SAME ONE(S) THAT YOU WERE TROUBLESHOOTING, LEADING TO UNNEEDED SENSOR REPLACEMENT. |
| B16025 | 2016-11-30. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. SERVICE BULLETIN - THERE IS A CREAKING, RATTLING, BUZZING, CLICKING, OR RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER’S AIRBAG AREA OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING OR DRIVING, POSSIBLY CAUSED BY THE DRIVER’S AIRBAG RIB, LOCATED BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE COVER, CONTACTS THE LEATHER WRAP ON THE STEERING WHEEL SPOKES AT THE 3 AND 9 O’CLOCK POSITIONS. |
| 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. |
| BPAS07072016902 | 2016-11-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS COLLECTING A HEALTHY FRONT BRAKE ASSEMBLY FROM CERTAIN 2016-2017 ILXS, RDXS & 2014-2016 RLXS WHICH FIT A SPECIFIC CRITERIA. |
| BPAS07072016901 | 2016-11-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016-2017 ILXS, RDXS & 2014-2016 RLXS WITH A CLIENT COMPLAINT OF A HIGH PITCH SQUEAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT BRAKES. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT SPECIFIC PARTS FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND. |
| 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. |
| B16-025 | 2016-11-04. Service bulletin. STEERING. SERVICE BULLETIN - THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG RIB, LOCATED BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE COVER, CONTACTS THE LEATHER WRAP ON THE STEERING WHEEL SPOKES, CAUSING A CREAKING, RATTLING, BUZZING, CLICKING, OR RUBBING NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING OR DRIVING. |
| B-PAS-04052016-9 | 2016-11-02. Service bulletin. STEERING. DEALER MESSAGE - INVESTIGATING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING OR DRIVING. |
| ACURA 16-17 RDX | 2016-07-07. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. 2016-2017 RDX Noise in Steering Wheel American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2016-2017 RDXs with a client complaint of a noise coming from the steering wheel (driver’s airbag area) when turning or driving. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind. |
| BER16020A | 2016-07-07. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. 2014-2016 RDX Leak from Fuel Pump Connection American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2014-2016 RDXs with evidence of fuel leak from the fuel tank to the fuel pump connection. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind |
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