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Acura CL 2000–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 01001 · NHTSA communication 617703 · issued Jan 15, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000–2001
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles within certain vin ranges may exhibit excessive cranking to start the engine after the vehicle is driven and then parked (with the engine off) for about 15 to 20 minutes. *tt

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.