Acura MDX 2014–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B16056 · NHTSA communication 10086224 · issued Sep 15, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2014–2016
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service bulletin - the power tailgate does not work when using either the keyless remote or the switches on the vehicle. The power tailgate motor can be heard running, but the tailgate will not rise. This is caused by the spindle nut in the power tailgate motor becoming dislodged.
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.