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Acura RLX 2014–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin BPaS01302018902 · NHTSA communication 10129428 · issued Jan 30, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2014–2017
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2014-2017 RLXs & RLX Hybrids with a client complaint of musty smell coming from HVAC. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.

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.