{"nhtsa_id":10159045,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-04-23","date":"2019-04-19","document_id":"BBOM04192019","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"STEERING; STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Dealer Message - Today, April 19, 2019, Acura is announcing a warranty extension for certain 2012-14 Acura TL vehicles to address a concern with the electric power steering (EPS) system. Under certain conditions, affected vehicles may experience heavier than normal steering, the EPS indicator may blink with no DTCs, or the indicator may come on steady with EPS DTC(s). American Honda is extending the new vehicle limited warranty on the EPS control unit from the original 4 years/50,000 miles to 15 years/unlimited miles from the original date of purchase.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10159045-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10159045-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10159045","components":[{"id":"steering","name":"Steering","parent":null},{"id":"power-steering","name":"Power steering","parent":"steering"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"ACURA","model":"TL","year_from":2012,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_acura_tl","2013_acura_tl","2014_acura_tl"]}],"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":[]}