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Acura TL 2012–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin B-PAS-09122013-9 · NHTSA communication 10086743 · issued Sep 12, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2013
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Dealer message - american honda (ahm) is investigating certain 2012-2013 tls with speaker noise issues. To fully understand the cause of this occurrence, ahm would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.

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.