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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| B-PAS-07282016-9 | 2016-11-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2010-2013 MDXS, 2011-2012 RLS, 2009-2014 SHAWD TLS & 2010-2013 ZDXS WITH A CLIENT COMPLAINT OF HIGHER THAN EXPECTED ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT SPECIFIC PARTS FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND. |
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| BCA07212016901 | 2016-11-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "DEALER MESSAGE - TODAY, JULY 21, 2016, ACURA TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED SERVICE BULLETINS 16-030, PRODUCT UPDATE: SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR LOCK-UP FUNCTION AND 16-040, WARRANTY EXTENSION: 2012 TL TORQUE CONVERTER FROM THE SERVICE INFORMATION SYSTEM AND VIN INQUIRY DUE TO CONCERNS WITH SOFTWARE UPDATE VIN DATABASE MISMATCHES. THE DATABASE IS EXPECTED TO BE UPDATED BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK, AT WHICH TIME 16-030 AND 16-040 WILL BE REINSTATED ON THE SERVICE INFORMATION SYSTEM." |
| BCA07072016901 | 2016-11-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "DEALER MESSAGE - ACURA IS ANNOUNCING A PRODUCT UPDATE AND A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR MODEL YEAR 2012 ACURA TL VEHICLES TO ADDRESS TORQUE CONVERTER JUDDER, SHUDDER, OR VIBRATION CONCERNS." |
| B16040 | 2016-11-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "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." |
| B16030 | 2016-11-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "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. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WILL BE REPLACED." |
| SB-10-11-2013 | 2013-11-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. ACURA: AN INVESTIGATION INTO NOISE IN THE SPEAKER OF CERTAIN VEHICLES AND WOULD NEED TO BE INSPECTED. MODEL 2012-2013 TL. *PE |
| ASN-49584 | 2013-09-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. ACURA: INFORMATION IN THE SERVICE NEWS, FROM MANUFACTURER, REGARDING VARIOUS ISSUES OF TROUBLESHOOTING, INSTALLATION, REPLACING, SERVICING AND REPAIRING VARIOUS MODEL AND MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. *PE |
| SB-13-024 | 2013-08-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE. ACURA: THE ENGINE BLOCK MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED, AFTER VEHICLE INSPECTION, DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY THE CYLINDER BORE MAY BE OUT OF ROUND CAUSING LOW COMPRESSION. MODELS 2013 MDX, ZDX, TL. *PE |
| IN-12-13 | 2013-08-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. HONDA: THERE IS AN ISSUE, ON SOME VEHICLES, REGARDING NOISES IN OR WITH THE SPEAKERS. MODEL 2012-2013 TL. *PE |
| ASN: 1305 | 2013-07-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); TIRES; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; ENGINE; WHEELS. ACURA: SERVICE NEWS. ENGINE SHUTS OFF, POWER ON, BUT IN ACCESSORY; NEVER USE CONVENTIONAL WHEEL & TIRE ASSEMBLIES ON PAX VEHICLES; MIL ON AFTER THROTTLE BODY CLEANING OR REPLACEMENT; S/M FIX BRAKE SYSTEM BLEEDING. VARIOUS MODELS AND MODEL YEARS. *PE |
| IN-3-26-13 | 2013-05-16. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS: ALLEGED COUNTERFEIT AIR BAG. ACURA: INFORMATIONAL MESSAGE REGARDING THE DANGEROUS USAGE OF COUNTERFEIT AIRBAGS IN VEHICLES, AND SHOULD HAVE VEHICLES INSPECTED TO ENSURE AIRBAGS ARE GENUINE, FACTORY AUTHORIZED. NO MODELS OR MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
| SB11-004 | 2013-04-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE). ACURA: CLUTCH PEDAL POPS, SQUEAKS, OR CLICKS. *KB |
| SB-11-012 | 2013-04-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. ACURA: TIGHTEN FUEL CAP MESSAGE IS BEING DISPLAYED WITHOUT DTC P0455 OR P0456. *KB |
| B12-041 | 2013-01-16. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. ACURA: FRONT SUSPENSION CLUNK IN HOT WEATHER. A CLUNK IS HEARD IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHILE DRIVING OVER IRREGULAR SURFACES AND IN HOT WEATHER. THE NOISE GOES AWAY TEMPORARILY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LIFTED IN THE AIR AND THEN RETURNED TO THE GROUND. ALSO INCLUDED MODEL TL MODEL YEAR 2013 AND MODEL TSX MODEL YEAR 2013. *JS UPDATED 04/02/2013 *JS UPDATED 04/15/2013. *KB |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.