{"nhtsa_id":10099066,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-05-15","date":"2016-12-08","document_id":"B16120B","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION","mfr_system":null,"summary":"\"SERVICE BULLETIN - IN A 9-SPEED A/T, THE ATF LEVEL IS CRITICAL. IF IT’S TOO HIGH, THE TRANSMISSION COULD SHIFT HARD. IF IT’S TOO LOW, THE TRANSMISSION COULD SLIP. THIS TRANSMISSION ALSO DOESN’T USE A DIPSTICK. TO CHECK THE ATF LEVEL, YOU NEED TO RUN A SPECIAL PROCEDURE. ALTHOUGH IT’S COVERED IN THE SERVICE INFORMATION, WE’RE INCLUDING IT HERE ALONG WITH SOME TIPS TO HELP ENSURE YOU’RE DOING THE JOB RIGHT.\"","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10099066","components":[{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null},{"id":"automatic-transmission","name":"Automatic transmission","parent":"powertrain"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"ACURA","model":"MDX","year_from":2016,"year_to":2017,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_acura_mdx","2017_acura_mdx"]},{"make":"ACURA","model":"TLX","year_from":2015,"year_to":2017,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2015_acura_tlx","2016_acura_tlx","2017_acura_tlx"]}],"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":[]}