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Acura RLX 2014–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin B17-032 · NHTSA communication 10127634 · issued Jan 17, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2014–2017
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service bulletin - After the vehicle has been running for approximately 15 minutes with the A/C on, a whine can be heard that changes at different rpms. A whine from the A/C compressor is entering the cabin via the A/C refrigerant lines.

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.