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Service bulletins for the 2012 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.

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

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Only bulletins with component: Torque converter are shown. Show all

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B18-0482018-10-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. Service bulletin - After the software update, some vehicles, based on how they are driven (extreme conditions), may still experience ATF deterioration after updating the PGM-FI or A/T system and the shudder may return. The problem is typically diagnosed as a bad Torque Converter (TC). There is no damage to the TC, but because the ATF has deteriorated, it needs to be changed even though the "ATF Service Due" message has not appeared. Make sure the vehicle is updated by referring to the INSPECTION PROCEDURE.
B16-0462018-10-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. Service bulletin - This bulletin is replaced by 18-047, 2012-14 TL: Judder from the Torque Converter Lock-Up Clutch (Snapshot Required)
Customer Letter2017-10-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. Customer letter - Our records indicate that a PRODUCT UPDATE has not been completed on this vehicle; refer to the address card for the affected VIN. There may be a judder from the torque converter lock up clutch felt while driving between 20-45 mph.
BPAS121420169022017-06-16. 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.
BPAS121420169012017-06-16. 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.

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