Acura MDX 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin Customer Letter · NHTSA communication 10127638 · issued Jan 17, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Customer letter - On some 2016 MDX vehicles, the automatic transmission fluid (ATF) warmer was improperly manufactured and may allow the engine coolant and ATF to mix. If the coolant and ATF mix, the engine and transmission may be damaged and require replacement.
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.