Acura TL 2009–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin BPAS12142016901 · NHTSA communication 10106668 · issued Dec 14, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2009–2012
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Dealer message - since the posting of service bulletin 16-033 for 09-11 tl software update for lock-up function there has been a sharp rise in claims for torque converter shudder for this model and year compared to the first 6 months of the year before the sb was posted. Service bulletin 16-033 2009-11 tl is a warranty extension. Service bulletin 16-030 for 12 tl is a product update.
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.