Service bulletins for the 1997 Acura RL
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.
70 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 060103 | 2003-09-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. INFORMATION ON FINDING A VEHICLE'S EMISSION TYPE OR GROUP. *TT |
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| 1202 | 2003-09-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. STRAINING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID TO DIAGNOSE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. *TT |
| 010302 | 2002-11-13. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SUBJECT REGARDING FRONT SUSPENSION SQUEAKS IN COLD WEATHER. *TT |
| 00013 | 2002-09-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. INFORMATION REGARDING THE IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM, TYPE 1. *TT |
| 102 | 2002-04-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. INFORMATION ON TROUBLESHOOTING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P1705, P1768, P0753, P0758. *TT |
| 102 | 2002-04-01. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. SUBJECT REGARDING A SQUEAL NOISE AT FRONT SUSPENSION AT LOW TEMPERATURE. *TT |
| 010102 | 2002-04-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON RESETTING THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMP DISPLAY. *TT |
| 1001 | 2001-12-17. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. SUBJECT REGARDING SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE 5-1 THROUGH 8-3, INTERNAL SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM UNIT FAILURE. *YD |
| 701 | 2001-12-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. SUBJECT REGARDING WITH NAVIGATION SKYSTEM - REAR WINDOW TINT APPLICATION TIPS. *YD |
| 901 | 2001-12-14. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. SUBJECT REGARDING DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW AUTO-DOWN INOPERATIVE. *YD |
| 801 | 2001-12-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE STARTS AND DIES WHEN IGNITION IS RELEASED. *YD |
| 010901 | 2001-12-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION REGARDING ENGINE DIES WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS RELEASED.*JB |
| 98028 | 2001-12-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SUBJECT REGARDING INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *JB |
| 160801 | 2001-10-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE STARTS AND DIES WHEN IGNITION IS RELEASED. *JB |
| 010301 | 2001-07-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. INFORMATION REGARDING VEHICLES EXHIBITING A TRIP ODOMETER THAT DISPLAYS THREE DASHE (- - -). *TT |
| 010201 | 2001-07-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON TROUBLESHOOTING REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS EXHIBITING A HUMMING, BUZZING, OR WHISTLING SOUND THAT CHANGES TONE IN DIFFERENT GEARS. *TT |
| 010201 | 2001-07-05. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. SUBJECT REGARDING CURRENT VARIABLE INTERMITTENT WIPERS SPEED SENSITIVE. *TT |
| 011000 | 2001-04-24. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS. SUBJECT REGARDING OCCUPANT POSITION DETECTION SENSOR (OPDS) UNIT LOCATION. *TT |
| 010200 | 2001-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. CONCERNS WITH TRIP ODOMETER READING - - -. *TT |
| 010200 | 2001-04-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. INFORMATION ON PROGRAMMING THE IMMOBILIZER KEYS. *TT |
| 010101 | 2001-03-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). BRIEF INFORMATION REGARDING BLANK NAVIGATION DISPLAY CONDITION. *TT |
| 010101 | 2001-03-23. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE. INFORMATION ON REPLACING SEAT BELT TENSIONERS AFTER DEPLOYMENT. *TT |
| 010101 | 2001-03-23. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. TECH LINE SUMMARY REGARDING THE INTERMITTENT WIPER FEATURE. *TT |
| 00005 | 2000-05-08. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME VEHICLES FROM VIN JH4KA9 ... YC000001 THRU JH4KA9 ... YC005649 MAY EXHIBIT RATTLE TYPE NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE MOONROOF WHILE DRIVING OVER ROUGH OR BUMPY ROADS WITH THE SUNSHADE OPEN. *TT |
| B990012 | 2000-04-24. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS. INFORMATION REGARDING THE FOG LIGHT BULB AND SOCKET SET TO REPLACE FAULTY SOCKETS. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.