{"nhtsa_id":10180020,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2020-09-22","date":"2020-09-15","document_id":"BBOM09152020","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Dealer Message - Today, September 15, 2020, Acura is announcing a stop sale and emissions recall for certain 2017-2020 MDX Sport Hybrid and 2014, 2016-2020 RLX Sport Hybrid vehicles that may not properly clear specific diagnostic trouble codes (DTC). Presence of these codes may prevent the vehicle from passing a smog test. Refer to your eResponsibility report or do an iN VIN status inquiry to determine which units in your inventory are affected.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10180020-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10180020-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10180020","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"exhaust-emissions","name":"Exhaust and emissions","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":"transmission-control-module","name":"Transmission control module","parent":"powertrain"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"ACURA","model":"MDX SPORT HYBRID","year_from":2017,"year_to":2020,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2017_acura_mdx","2018_acura_mdx","2019_acura_mdx","2020_acura_mdx"]},{"make":"ACURA","model":"RLX HYBRID","year_from":2014,"year_to":2014,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2014_acura_rlx"]},{"make":"ACURA","model":"RLX HYBRID","year_from":2016,"year_to":2020,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2016_acura_rlx","2017_acura_rlx","2018_acura_rlx","2019_acura_rlx","2020_acura_rlx"]}],"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":[]}