Service bulletins for the 2010 Acura TL
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.
93 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| BPAS12142016902 | 2017-06-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. DEALER MESSAGE - SINCE THE POSTING OF SERVICE BULLETIN 16-033 FOR 09-11 TL SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR LOCK-UP FUNCTION THERE HAS BEEN A SHARP RISE IN CLAIMS FOR TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR COMPARED TO THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF THE YEAR BEFORE THE SB WAS POSTED. SERVICE BULLETIN 16-033 2009-11 TL IS A WARRANTY EXTENSION. SERVICE BULLETIN 16-030 FOR 12 TL IS A PRODUCT UPDATE. |
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| BPAS12142016901 | 2017-06-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. DEALER MESSAGE - SINCE THE POSTING OF SERVICE BULLETIN 16-033 FOR 09-11 TL SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR LOCK-UP FUNCTION THERE HAS BEEN A SHARP RISE IN CLAIMS FOR TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR COMPARED TO THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF THE YEAR BEFORE THE SB WAS POSTED. SERVICE BULLETIN 16-033 2009-11 TL IS A WARRANTY EXTENSION. SERVICE BULLETIN 16-030 FOR 12 TL IS A PRODUCT UPDATE. |
| B16033 | 2016-12-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "SERVICE BULLETIN - THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF A JUDDER FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK-UP CLUTCH FELT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20–45 MPH. TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY FOR THE JUDDER TO OCCUR, A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE TRANSMISSION IS AVAILABLE AT THE CLIENT’S REQUEST. THE SOFTWARE UPDATE IS AVAILABLE TO CUSTOMERS FREE OF CHARGE FOR 8 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF THE VEHICLE’S PURCHASE OR 105,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. THE SOFTWARE UPDATE CAN BE APPLIED TO A VEHICLE AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, BUT THE CUSTOMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY COSTS." |
| B16036 | 2016-12-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. "SERVICE BULLETIN - THERE IS A JUDDER FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK-UP CLUTCH FELT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20–45 MPH. TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY FOR THE JUDDER TO OCCUR, A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE TRANSMISSION IS AVAILABLE. TO INCREASE CLIENT CONFIDENCE, AMERICAN HONDA IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN AFFECTED VEHICLES TO 8 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE OR 105,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST." |
| JZ6-JZ7 CUSTOMER | 2016-12-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CUSTOMER LETTER NOTIFYING OWNERS THAT THERE IS A JUDDER FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK-UP CLUTCH FELT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20–45 MPH. TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY FOR THE JUDDER TO OCCUR, A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE TRANSMISSION IS AVAILABLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WILL BE REPLACED. |
| SB11-004 | 2013-04-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE). ACURA: CLUTCH PEDAL POPS, SQUEAKS, OR CLICKS. *KB |
| SB-12-029 | 2013-01-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ACURA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR TRANSMISSION IS AVAILABLE FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK UP CLUTCH WHERE THE JUDDER IS FELT WHILE DRIVING, AND EXTENDED WARRANTY IS APPLIED TO TORQUE CONVERTER IF JUDDER RETURNS AFTER SOFTWARE, FOR TRANSMISSION, WAS UPDATED. MODELS 2007-2009 MDX, 2009-2010 RL, 2009-2011 TL. *PE |
| SB-10-030 | 2011-04-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. HONDA: MIL LIGHT IS ON AND THE VEHICLE IS INCORRECTLY JUDGING A CLUTCH SOLENOID MALFUNCTION. *RM |
| SB-10-041 | 2011-02-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE). ACURA: VSA SYSTEM INDICATOR IS ON WITH NO DTC STORED; MID INDICATES CHECK HILL START ASSIST SYSTEM. NO ACURALINK MESSAGE DISPLAYS THAT AN INDICATOR IS ON, AND NO DTCS ARE STORED. CLUTCH PEDAL WAS REPEATEDLY NOT RELEASED FULLY BETWEEN 0-50MPH FOR THREE SUCCESSIVE TIMES WHILE SHIFTING, CAUSING THE VSA CONTROL UNIT TO INCORRECTLY JUDGE A CLUTCH SWITCH MALFUNCTION AND FAIL TO STORE DTC 118 (CLUTCH PEDAL POSITION SWITCH B). UPDATED THE VSA CONTROL UNIT SOFTWARE WITH THE HDS, THEN DOT HE VSA SENSOR NEUTRAL POSITION MEMORIZATION. *PE |
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