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Service bulletins for the 2005 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.

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

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Bulletins, newest first
B980152022-05-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Special Tool Loan Program: Under TOOLS AVAILABLE FOR LOAN, the list has been updated.
BJA461672021-05-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Sending vehicle data to tech line.
DLR MSG - Stop S2018-02-12. 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 - Acura2018-02-12. 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-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
SB-06-0232011-11-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). ACURA: THE ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE INPUT IN MISINTERPRETED BY THE ECM/PCM/ THE MIL COMES ON. *PE
SB-07-0192011-08-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. HONDA ACURA: 2005-2006 RSX. THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON WITH A TROUBLE CODE STORED DUE TO THE AIR/FUEL SENSOR DAMAGED BY MOISTURE IN THE EXHAUST. *RM
SB-07082011-05-24. 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-06-0502010-05-21. 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
08-0182008-10-07. 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
08-0262008-08-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY REDUCED LABEL FOR ALL ACURA VEHICLES. *PE
070562008-02-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). EMISSIONS RECALL: INCORRECT THROTTLE BODY INSTALLED. *NJ
060502007-06-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. WARRANTY EXTENSION: VEHICLE WARRANTY MILEAGE. *KB AFFECTS 2002 THROUGH 2006 ACURA MODELS. UPDATED 8/15/08. *PE
12052006-01-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION GRINDS AT SHIFTS, SKIP SHIFTING. *TT
050482005-12-20. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER. REAR WINDOW WIPER IS NOISY OR DOES NOT WORK. *TS
050422005-12-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. MALFUNCTION INDICATION LIGHT COMES ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0973. *TS
0901052005-12-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. CD MALFUNCTION CAUSED BY ADHESIVE LABELS.
0901052005-12-15. 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
090120052005-12-14. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. BENT LOWER SPRING SEAT CAN CAUSE POPPING OR KNOCKING. ACURA SERVICENEWS. *TT
070120052005-12-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE WON'T START AT ALL; OR DOES IT INTERMITTENTLY. CHECK IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM STATUS WITH THE HDS. ACURA. SERVICENEWS.
050392005-12-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. MIL COMES ON WITH DTC P1077 (INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER CONTROL (IMRI) / INTAKE MANIFOLD TUNING (IMT) SYSTEM MALFUNCTION (LOW RPM). *TT
5052005-09-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CRANKS WON'T START, IMMOBILIZER LIGHT FLASHES. *TT
011620052005-05-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. P1706 A/T SWITCH SHORT OR OPEN. *EH
040402005-04-23. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. WIND NOISE AT THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD. *TT
040102004-07-29. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) COMES ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0122. *MJ

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