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Acura Ilx 2016–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin B18016 · NHTSA communication 10144365 · issued Aug 15, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2016–2017
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service bulletin - The SRS indicator is on with OTC 80090-87 (no signal from the left front impact sensor). A wire diameter variance lets water enter the SRS front impact sensor connector and causes damage to the harness.

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.