Acura RDX 2013–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B17-017 · NHTSA communication 10133011 · issued Mar 9, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2013–2017
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service bulletin - A judder from the torque converter lock-up clutch may be felt while driving between 20 and 60 mph. The problem is typically diagnosed as a bad torque converter. American Honda investigated the judder and found that the torque converter was not causing the judder and the transmission is not damaged by this judder.
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.