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Acura MDX 2015–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin BPaS04302018901 · NHTSA communication 10136432 · issued Apr 30, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2015–2016
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2015-2016 TLX V6s & 2016 MDXs with a client complaint of a no-start condition that requires the 12V battery to be replaced. 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.