Acura MDX 2007–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin CUSTOMER LETTER · NHTSA communication 10100504 · issued Nov 21, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2007–2013
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
"customer letter - on some 2007 13 mdx and 2010 12 zdx vehicles located in cold areas, the front and rear active dampers may leak. While leaks on the rear active suspension are visible, the front active dampers are mounted in an inverted position and the leak is not visible on the exterior of the damper. If an excessive amount of damper oil has leaked, the active dampers may make a clunk or a bang sound when driving on rough roads or over speed bumps."
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.