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Acura TLX 2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin B15-040 - 8-27-1 · NHTSA communication 10107044 · issued Aug 27, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2015
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service bulletin - under certain driving conditions some client may experience a firmer-than-expected upshift from 2nd to 3rd gear. The tcm software is not optimized for a consistent 2nd to 3rd upshift under all conditions.

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.