Acura MDX 2014–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B18-014 · NHTSA communication 10135108 · issued Apr 16, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2014–2018
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service bulletin - When adjusting seat height or tilt, the power seat does not move or moves just a small amount and clicks loudly during operation. The vertical transmission assembly (VTA) unit has a stripped internal gear.
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.