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Service bulletins for the 2008 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.

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

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Only bulletins with component: Electrical system are shown. Show all

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B23040A2023-05-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Service News - The navigation clock and date are incorrect. This is due to a limited GPS receiver capacity resulting in rollover of internal chip memory. The rollover occurred on January 1, 2022 at 12:00AM local time
B21120A2022-02-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ServiceNews Article - The clock shows the incorrect time. This issue is due to a limited GPS receiver capacity resulting in "rollover" of the internal chip memory; the "rollover" will occur on January 1, 2022, at 12:00AM local time. As a result, the navigation date and time will be incorrect.
BTS1804012018-05-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Tech line summary article - Can?t get past this screen when adding keys with the Immobilizer Setup Tool in the i-HDS? "Tester is not communicating with immobilizer unit". Here?s an easy workaround to restore communication. 1. Release the built-in key from the keyless access remote. 2. Remove the ignition switch cover. To do this, just insert the key into the slot in the bottom of the cover, push the key all the way in, then pull out on the cover and the key. 3. Insert the key into the ignition switch, then turn it to ON. 4. Select OK on the i-HDS screen to continue.
SB-08-0032012-06-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. ACURA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. DUE TO PROBLEM WITH SOFTWARE, MESSAGE FAILS TO BE ACCEPTED BY ACURALINK CONTROL UNIT REGARDING ACTIVATIONS AND SERVICE REMINDERS. *PE
SB-12-0012012-03-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. ACURA: UPDATE ON SOME MODEL VEHICLES REGARDING TESTING OF ALTERNATORS WITH THE GR8 ALTERNATOR/STARTER TESTER (AST) MODULE THAT IS INSTALLED ON GR8 DIAGNOSTIC BATTERY STATION. *PE

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