{"nhtsa_id":10086864,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2016-12-21","date":"2013-09-18","document_id":"B-APS-09182013","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"AIR BAGS","mfr_system":null,"summary":"DEALER MESSAGE - ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2013, ACURA NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A STOP SALE ORDER AND SAFETY RECALL FOR SOME 2003 MDX UNITS. ANY USED UNITS IN DEALER STOCK MUST BE REPAIRED PER S/B 13-038, SAFETY RECALL: ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE MAY CAUSE INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT PRIOR TO SALE. ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, REFER TO VIN INQUIRY TO DETERMINE WHICH UNITS IN YOUR INVENTORY ARE AFFECTED. ACURA EXPECTS TO BEGIN CLIENT NOTIFICATION IN LATE OCTOBER 2013.","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10086864","components":[{"id":"air-bags","name":"Air bags","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"ACURA","model":"MDX","year_from":2003,"year_to":2003,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2003_acura_mdx"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}