Acura RL 1996–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 010201 · NHTSA communication 619889 · issued Feb 1, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1996–2000
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Information on troubleshooting replacement transmissions exhibiting a humming, buzzing, or whistling sound that changes tone in different gears. *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.