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Acura RDX 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin B16-025 · NHTSA communication 10083976 · issued May 26, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service bulletin - the driver's airbag rib, located below the surface of the cover, contacts the leather wrap on the steering wheel spokes, causing a creaking, rattling, buzzing, clicking, or rubbing noise from the steering wheel when turning or driving.

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.