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Acura Ilx 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin BPAS01232017901 · NHTSA communication 10098940 · issued Jan 23, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2017
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Dealer message - american honda (ahm) is investigating certain 2017 ilxs & rdxs with a client complaint of a creaking, rattling, buzzing, clicking or rubbing noise coming from the driver s airbag area of the steering wheel when turning or driving. It is the same complaint covered under the service bulletin 16-025 steering wheel noise while driving but the vehicles are outside of the affected vin range. To fully understand the cause of this condition, ahm would like to collect specific information from 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.