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Acura TLX 2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin BTS161203 · NHTSA communication 10117341 · issued Aug 23, 2017

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

Official summary

Tech line summary article - We're getting reports of this issue after doing a remote engine start: * The front seat heaters intermittently won't work. * The heat level indicators come on for 1 second when first touched, then immediately goes off. * The cool level indicators, however, work normally. * The front seat heaters won't respond to voice commands. * Front seat heater operation can only be restored by cycling the ignition and rebooting the navigation system.

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.