Acura TL 2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B16030 · NHTSA communication 10084381 · issued Jul 7, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
"service bulletin - there is a judder from the torque converter lock-up clutch felt while driving between 20 45 mph. To minimize the possibility for the judder to occur, a software update for the transmission is available. Additionally, the transmission fluid will be replaced."
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.