{"nhtsa_id":10108772,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-07-31","date":"2017-05-24","document_id":"B17040B","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT; POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Service news article - Are you looking at what seems to be a rear differential axle seal or pinion seal leak? Something to keep in mind: The actual culprit may be something loose or damaged above it. A loose or damaged fluid pressure sensor will drip rear differential fluid onto the axle seal. A loose fluid pressure check port will drip that fluid onto the pinion seal.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10108772-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10108772-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10108772","components":[{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null},{"id":"axle","name":"Axle","parent":"powertrain"},{"id":"differential","name":"Differential","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":[]}