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Acura MDX 2003–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin DOR-M9J4S-07 · NHTSA communication 10177599 · issued Jun 3, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2003–2013
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

These SKUs are Exhaust Manifolds with Catalytic Converters. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory due to a loss of CARB certification. These SKUs can no longer be sold as they do not meet CARB standards, but parts on vehicles are not effected.

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.