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Acura TLX 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin BPaS10302020 · NHTSA communication 10182003 · issued Oct 30, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Dealer Message - American Honda (AHM) understands certain 2021 TLX have left the factory without the correct procedural inspection of the intercooler turbo hose. Suspect units were delivered to your dealership prior to the inspection. Please inspect the turbo hose of VINs from the list that may be in your inventory.

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.