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Acura TLX 2015–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin BPaS04232018903 · NHTSA communication 10136429 · issued Apr 23, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2015–2018
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2015-2018 TLX 2WDs with a client complaint of Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) on with DTC U129D (Lost Communication with the Precision All Wheel Steer Control Unit) stored. Client may experience limited speed of up to 50mph or the steering wheel not centered. 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.