Service bulletins for the 2016 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.
251 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| BPAS03022017903 | 2017-06-29. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016-2017 TLXS WITH A CLIENT COMPLAINT OF ONE OR BOTH OF THE FRONT DOOR EXTERIOR HANDLES NOT RETURNING TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION AFTER USAGE. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND. |
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| BPAS03022017901 | 2017-06-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. 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. |
| BER17010A | 2017-06-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ENGINEERING REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION - 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." |
| BTS160701 | 2017-06-19. Service bulletin. TIRES. TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - ARE YOU FEELING A VERTICAL VIBRATION IN THE FRONT SEATS, THE FLOOR, AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THAT STARTS AS EARLY AS 50 MPH, PROGRESSIVELY GETS WORSE AS SPEED INCREASES, THEN PEAKS AROUND 70 TO 75 MPH? |
| B17010C | 2017-06-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL); POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. "SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - DO YOU HAVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS MULTIPLE INDICATORS ON OR WON’T GO INTO GEAR AND THE MIL IS ON WITH A/T DTC P26C3 (INTERNAL CONTROL MODULE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR PERFORMANCE)? THERE MAY BE DEBRIS IN THE REVERSE OR NEUTRAL SHIFT BUTTONS OF THE SHIFT BY WIRE (SBW) SHIFTER ASSEMBLY THAT’S CAUSING THEM TO STICK. TYPICAL DEBRIS ARE PARTICLES IN THE REVERSE SHIFT BUTTON OR STICKY RESIDUE IN THE NEUTRAL SHIFT BUTTON FROM SOMETHING THAT SPILLED." |
| B16-008 | 2017-06-19. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. SERVICE BULLETIN - THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AREA CHIRPS AFTER THE ENGINE IS WARM. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IS MAKING A CHIRP. |
| B16-039 | 2017-06-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). SERVICE BULLETIN - THE NAV, AUDIO, DAY/NIGHT AND SETTINGS BUTTONS ON THE AUDIO-NAVIGATION UNIT ARE STICKING. THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE AUDIO-NAVIGATION UNIT AND THE ODMD AND CLIMATE CONTROL SWITCH PANEL MAY BE TOO TIGHT CAUSING THE PANEL TO CONTACT THE BUTTONS AND STICK. |
| DLR MSG - ACURA | 2017-05-25. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND." |
| DLR MSG - ACURA | 2017-05-25. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND." |
| DLR MSG - HONDA | 2017-05-24. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND." |
| DLR MSG - ACURA | 2017-05-24. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND." |
| BTS151101 | 2017-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - REPLACEMENT TCMS DON’T COME WITH TRIM DATA. AFTER INSTALLATION, YOU NEED TO RUN A TEACH-IN (HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CHARACTERISTIC CALIBRATION) PROCEDURE WITH THE HDS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT A/T DTC P287C (TRANSMISSION ADAPTIVE VALUES NOT LEARNED) IS SET, WHICH PREVENTS TEACH-IN. |
| B15110B | 2017-05-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - CAN’T CLEAR MULTIPLE LOSS-OF-COMMUNICATION DTCS? THAT’S BECAUSE YOU MUST FIRST CLEAR ALL DTCS FROM THE TCM. IF THE TCM HAS ANY DTCS SET, IT WON’T COMMUNICATE WITH THE REST OF THE CONTROL UNITS, RESULTING IN MULTIPLE LOSS-OF-COMMUNICATION DTCS. |
| B16-057 | 2017-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. SERVICE BULLETIN - VIBRATION CAN BE FELT AT CERTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VIBRATION CREATES A UP AND DOWN OR BOUNCING SENSATION FELT IN THE FRONT SEATS, FLOOR, AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. YOU CAN FEEL THE VIBRATION MOST CLEARLY WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE. THE SUBFRAME BUSHING MATERIALS LACKS ABSORPTION ABILITY, CAUSING THE ENERGY FROM THE REAR WHEELS TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE FLOOR AND SEAT. |
| DLR MSG - HONDA | 2017-05-20. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS OCCURRENCE, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND." |
| DLR MSG - ACURA | 2017-05-19. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND." |
| DLR MSG - ACURA | 2017-05-19. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND. |
| DLR MSG - ACURA | 2017-05-19. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND. |
| DLR MSG - ACURA | 2017-05-18. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND. |
| DLR MSG - ACURA | 2017-05-18. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND. |
| BPAS01132016901 | 2017-05-18. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND." |
| B-PAS-02192016-9 | 2017-05-18. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND." |
| B-CA-02262016-90 | 2017-05-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA HAD A COMPUTER PROGRAMMING ISSUE; AN OBSOLETE PROGRAM NAME CAUSING PRINTING OF NO BUMPER IMPACT INFORMATION ON THE MONRONEY LABEL FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII. |
| B16-011 | 2017-05-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. SERVICE BULLETIN - ON THE MONRONEY LABEL, THE BUMPER COMPLIANCE STATEMENT IS MISSING. |
| B-PAS-03292016-9 | 2017-05-17. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND. |
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