Acura RL 1996–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 98-012 · NHTSA communication 601141 · issued Apr 27, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1996–1998
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Experiencing shift shock, judder, or noise during 1st to 2nd upshift. *yc
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.