Acura MDX 2015–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin BTS-151101 V2 · NHTSA communication 10193296 · issued Mar 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2015–2016
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Replacement TCMs don t come with trim data. After installation, you need to run a teach-in (hydraulic pressure characteristic calibration) procedure with the HDS. The problem is that A/T DTC P287C (transmission adaptive values not learned) is set, which prevents teach-in. This happens because the TCM is programmed to look for trim data any time the ignition is cycled. If the TCM doesn t see that trim data, it sets A/T DTC P287C. If any DTCs are set, the TCM won t initiate teach-in and, as a result, can t learn the trim data. It s a classic catch-22 situation.
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.