{"nhtsa_id":10108309,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-06-30","date":"2017-03-24","document_id":"CUSTOMER LETTER","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"\"CUSTOMER LETTER - ON SOME 2011 RL VEHICLES, THERE MAY BE A JUDDER FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK UP CLUTCH FELT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20- 45 MPH. TO ENSURE YOUR CONFIDENCE IN OUR PRODUCT, ACURA IS TAKING TWO ACTIONS: PRODUCT UPDATE - THERE IS A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY FOR THE JUDDER TO OCCUR. CONTACT ANY AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE YOUR VEHICLE’S SOFTWARE UPDATED. WARRANTY EXTENSION - IN SOME CASES, THE TORQUE CONVERTER MAY BE DAMAGED BEFORE THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS APPLIED. TO ENSURE YOUR CONFIDENCE IN OUR PRODUCT, ACURA IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER TO 8 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE OR 105,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.\"","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10108309","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null},{"id":"automatic-transmission","name":"Automatic transmission","parent":"powertrain"},{"id":"software","name":"Software","parent":"electrical"},{"id":"torque-converter","name":"Torque converter","parent":"powertrain"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"ACURA","model":"RL","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_acura_rl"]}],"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":[]}