Service bulletins for the 2015 Acura TLX
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.
430 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 2015 TLX | 2017-05-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; PARKING BRAKE. "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015 TLXS WITH A CLIENT REPORTING ON IGNITION START, THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE (EPB) WILL NOT RELEASE CAUSING ONE OR BOTH REAR WHEELS NOT TO MOVE AND/OR ""CHECK PARKING BRAKE"" WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYS IN MID. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS OCCURRENCE, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT SPECIFIC PARTS FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND." |
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| LIGHT ON AT TQI | 2017-05-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015 TLXS, 2016 ILXS, MDXS & RDXS WITH THE TPMS LIGHT ON AT TQI. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND." |
| ELECTRONIC BRAKE | 2017-05-16. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015 TLXS WITH A CLIENT REPORTING BOTH REAR WHEELS ARE LOCKED UP AND/OR THE PARKING BRAKE ERROR MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS OCCURRENCE, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT SPECIFIC PARTS FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND." |
| BPAS01232017902 | 2017-05-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2017 TLXS WITH A CLIENT COMPLAINT OF THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH THE DTC P16E5 (LIN COMMUNICATION ERROR [PCM-DC-DC CONVERTER]), P0A11 (DC-DC CONVERTER ACTIVATION CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION) AND/OR P0A94 (DC-DC CONVERTER PERFORMANCE PROBLEM) STORED. 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. |
| OBDII REFLASHJQ8 | 2016-12-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. 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. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE MAY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR COMES ON. THE DRIVER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SELECT ANY OTHER GEAR UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. PLEASE CONTACT ANY AUTHORIZED ACURA DEALER TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER WILL UPDATE THE SOFTWARE IN YOUR VEHICLE. THIS WORK WILL BE DONE FREE OF CHARGE. |
| B16041 | 2016-11-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SERVICE BULLETIN - THE BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (BMS) HAS DETERMINED THAT THE INTERNAL RESISTANCE OF THE BATTERY IS TOO HIGH AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT, WHICH IS THE REASON THE MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED IN THE MID AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE NEW SOFTWARE ENABLES THIS MESSAGE TO CLEAR. |
| B15-040 | 2016-11-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SERVICE BULLETIN - UNDER VERY SPECIFIC DRIVING CONDITIONS THE CUSTOMER MAY NOTICE THE 2-3 UPSHIFT IS MORE PRONOUNCED (FIRMER) THAN THE OTHER SHIFTS. TO REMEDY THIS CONDITION, UPDATE THE TCM SOFTWARE, CLEAR ANY DTCS, AND DO THE PCM IDLE LEARN PROCEDURE. |
| B-PAS-06212016-9 | 2016-11-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; PARKING BRAKE. DEALER MESSAGE - AHM IS INVESTIGATING CLIENT REPORTS OF THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE NOT RELEASING AFTER IGNITION START. PLEASE SEND SPECIFIC PARTS TO AHM PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND. |
| B-PAS-04292016-9 | 2016-11-15. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AHM IS INVESTIGATING CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE NOT RELEASING AND CAUSING ONE OR BOTH REAR WHEELS TO NOT MOVE. PLEASE SEND SPECIFIC PARTS TO AHM PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING ANY REPAIRS. |
| B14-037-CL-04292 | 2016-11-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). LETTER NOTIFYING OWNERS THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE IS AVAILABLE TO IMPROVE AUDIO, NAVIGATION, AND HANDS-FREE PHONE SYSTEMS IN THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM. |
| B16012 | 2016-11-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SERVICE BULLETIN - TRANSMISSION FUNCTION IMPROVEMENTS: SENSATION OF SURGE WHILE BRAKING, SLOW DOWNSHIFT RESPONSE AT LOW ENGINE SPEEDS, AND OTHER LISTED SYMPTOMS. SOFTWARE UPDATE. |
| B-PAS04222016904 | 2016-11-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; PARKING BRAKE. DEALER MESSAGE - IF THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE (EPB) ACTUATOR IS REPLACED DUE TO A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT, PLEASE SEND THE PART TO AHM FOR INVESTIGATION. |
| 14-037 | 2016-11-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SERVICE BULLETIN - SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE AUDIO, NAVIGATION, AND HANDS-FREE PHONE SYSTEMS TO MAKE THE SYSTEMS MORE USER FRIENDLY. |
| B-PAS-06022016-9 | 2016-10-26. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DEALER MESSAGE - AHM IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN VEHICLES WITH A CLIENT REPORT OF THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE NOT RELEASING DURING IGNITION START, CAUSING ONE OR BOTH REAR WHEELS TO NOT MOVE AND A WARNING MESSAGE TO DISPLAY. PLEASE SEND CERTAIN PARTS TO AHM PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND. |
| #14-037 | 2016-07-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. a PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT that has not been completed on this vehicle; refer to the address card for the affected VIN. We released a software update for the audio, navigation, and hands-free phone systems in your navigation-equipped MDX. This software update provides functional and graphical improvements to make the systems more user friendly. |
| 15-050 | 2016-07-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| SB-15-024 | 2015-12-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). ACURA: OWNER'S NOTIFICATION LETTER INCLUDED. SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. SOME MODEL VEHICLES FAILS TO MEET OBDII IN THE PCM SOFTWARE. MODEL 2015 TLC. *PE |
| 14-054 | 2015-04-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. ACURA: 2015 TLX: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNERS LETTER. THE CROSS-TRAFFIC FAILS TO SOUND WHEN VEHICLE PASSES BEHIND THE TLX. *LJ UPDATED 6/2/15. *PE UPDATED 6/30/15. *TA |
| SB-14-037 | 2015-02-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. ACURA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SOFTWARE UPDATES, FOR AUDIO, HANDS-FREE PHONE SYSTEMS AND NAVIGATION, PROVIDES GRAPHICAL IMPROVEMENTS AND FUNCTIONALITY TO MAKE SYSTEMS USER FRIENDLY IN SOME VEHICLES. MODEL 2015 MDX, TLX. *PE UPDATE *LJ 04/15/15 |
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