Service bulletins for the 2002 Acura RSX
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.
115 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| BJA46167 | 2021-05-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Sending vehicle data to tech line. |
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| DLR MSG - Stop S | 2018-02-12. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL. Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, Acura announced three recalls for various 2002-06 Acura models. As of July 23, 2014, affected VINs have been identified, and service bulletins 14-023, Safety Recall: Front Passenger?s Airbag Inflator Can Be Over-Pressurized, 14-029, Recall: Front Driver?s Airbag Inflator May Produce Excessive Pressure After Long-Term Exposure to High Absolute Humidity Recall, and 14-030, Recall: Front Passenger?s Airbag Inflator May Produce Excessive Pressure After Long-Term Exposure to High Absolute Humidity have been posted to ISIS. However, due to the large number of affected units, Acura is still in the process of populating the VIN status inquiry function on iN, which is expected to take several days. When this process is complete, Acura will notify all dealers again via iN message. Until that time, the existing acknowledgement procedure must be used for all potentially affected vehicles. |
| DLR MSG - Acura | 2018-02-12. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, Acura announced three recalls for various 2002-06 Acura models. As of August 4, 2014, affected VINs have been identified, and VIN status inquiry has been updated. |
| SB-02-035 | 2011-11-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. ACURA: WHILE THE VALVE TIMING CONTROL (VTC) PHASE GAP IS SET, THE MIL IS ON AND THE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE IS CONTAMINATED OR STUCK. *PE |
| SB-0708 | 2011-05-24. Service bulletin. TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS. ACURA: THERE ARE GUIDELINES FOR VARIOUS SITUATIONS AND PROCEDURES INCLUDING: TIRE PRESSURE VALVE STEM INSTALLATION, TRAILER STABILITY MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON, ENGINE OIL APPLICATION GUIDE, NEW SOFTWARE, NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID, NOTCHY STEERING FEELING. *RM |
| SB-06-050 | 2010-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. ACURA: WARRANTY EXTENSION: VEHICLE WARRANTY MILEAGE. A FEDERAL COURT PROVIDED FINAL APPROVAL OF THE SETTLEMENT OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ALLEGING THAT THE ODOMETERS ON CERTAIN MODELS WERE OVERSTATING MILEAGE. VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS SETTLEMENT INCLUDE CERTAIN 2002-2006. ON AFFECTED VEHICLES, THE SETTLEMENT REQUIRES YOU TO HONOR A 5 PERCENT INCREASE IN THE MILEAGE COVERAGE PERIOD FOR ALL WARRANTIES. NO MODELS WERE LISTED. *PE |
| 08-018 | 2008-10-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. ACURA: 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR, POPS OUT OF 3RD GEAR, OR IS HARD TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR. TRANSMISSION HAS A FAULTY 3RD GEAR SYNCHRONIZER OR 3-4 SHIFT SLEEVE. *PE |
| 08-026 | 2008-08-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY REDUCED LABEL FOR ALL ACURA VEHICLES. *PE |
| 06-008 | 2008-04-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ACURA SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. WARRANTY EXTENSION: OPDS UNIT OR OPDS SENSOR TRIGGERS SRS DTC'S 15-1, 15-2, 15-3. CSC WAS RECEIVED. *NJ |
| 06050 | 2007-06-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. WARRANTY EXTENSION: VEHICLE WARRANTY MILEAGE. *KB AFFECTS 2002 THROUGH 2006 ACURA MODELS. UPDATED 8/15/08. *PE |
| 1205 | 2006-01-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION GRINDS AT SHIFTS, SKIP SHIFTING. *TT |
| 12012004 | 2005-12-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. HARSH OR NOISY DOWNSHIFTS WHEN SLOWING DOWN. ACURA SERVICENEWS. *TT |
| 05048 | 2005-12-20. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER. REAR WINDOW WIPER IS NOISY OR DOES NOT WORK. *TS |
| 090105 | 2005-12-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. A LOOSE TIMING CHAIN, A DEFECTIVE AUTO TENSIONER, A LOOSE TIMING CHAIN SPROCKET, LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE OR A MOMENTARILY SEIZED CAMSHAFT CAN CAUSE AN INTERMITTENT DTC. *JB |
| 09012005 | 2005-12-14. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. POWER DOOR LOCKS WON'T LOCK OR UNLOCK. ACURA. SERVICENEWS. *TT |
| 505 | 2005-09-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CRANKS WON'T START, IMMOBILIZER LIGHT FLASHES. *TT |
| 11162004 | 2005-05-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HARSH 3-2 AND OR 2-1 DOWNSHIFT. *EH |
| 012012003 | 2005-04-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. ATF (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID) LEAKS FROM COOLER LINE BANJO BOLT. *SC |
| 06012004 | 2005-04-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. ENGINE IDLE PROBLEMS CHECK THE IAC VALVE. *EH |
| 1203 | 2005-04-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. UPDATING REPLACEMENT ECM/PCM SOFTWARE. *NM |
| 1102 | 2005-04-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SRS WARNING LIGHT ON AFTER BODY SHOP REPAIR. *NM |
| 1102 | 2005-04-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ODOMETER ACCURACY. *NM |
| 1102 | 2005-04-28. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. TROUBLESHOOTING ABS OR TCS DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE 51 AND/OR 53. *NM |
| 1102 | 2005-04-28. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. FRONT CAMBER ADJUSTMENT. *NM |
| 604 | 2005-04-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DASH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE WITH AFTERMARKET RADIO. *NM |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.