Acura RDX 2010–2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin Service Bulletin · NHTSA communication 10129481 · issued Apr 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2010–2011
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service bulletin - The starter motor intermittently grinds in cold weather. The starter clutch housing may be out of specification, causing uneven loading between the clutch roller and the starter pinion.
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.