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Acura Ilx 2005–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin B-FTD-02052016-3 · NHTSA communication 10106698 · issued Feb 5, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2005–2016
model years
34
vehicle entries

Official summary

"dealer message - on friday, january 29th, american honda no��fied nhtsa of a stop sale and safety recall for approximately 530,000 model year 2005-2016 acura vehicles. This recall is due to the takata driver's side airbag inflators that may experience over-pressurization resulting in a rupture. At this time, we re working to identify the root cause, but we do know that exposure to high temperatures and high humidity is a contributing factor."

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.