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Acura Ilx 2005–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin B-CA-02152016-30 · NHTSA communication 10088369 · issued Feb 15, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2005–2016
model years
32
vehicle entries

Official summary

"dealer message - on friday, january 29, 2016, acura notified nhtsa of a stop sale and safety recall for approximately 530,000 model year 2005-2016 acura vehicles. Due to this, the following models are subject to a recall and stop sale order in all regions of the united states and us territories: 2013-16 acura ilx 2007-16 acura rdx 2005-12 acura rl 2009-14 acura tl 2010-13 acura zdx as of today, february 15, 2016, affected vins have been determined and vehicle eligibility can be confirmed through vin status inquiry."

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.