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Acura CL 1997–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 102703 · NHTSA communication 10004474 · issued Oct 27, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1997–1999
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Recall campaign for certain cls and tls equipped with automatic transmission to all sales, service and parts managers. The ignition switch may wear excessively and prevent proper interlock operation, making it possible to turn the ignition key to the off position and remove the key without shifting the transmission to park. *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.