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Acura MDX 2014–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin B15-053 · NHTSA communication 10108743 · issued May 17, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2014–2016
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service bulletin - The MIL comes on with DTC P0430 (front bank catalyst system efficiency below threshold [Bank 2]). The PCM software may misinterpret sensor inputs as a deteriorated catalytic converter.

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.