Acura RLX 2014–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-16-016 03300 · NHTSA communication 10193239 · issued Mar 8, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2014–2016
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
SYMPTOM The starter grinds or spins at startup. POSSIBLE CAUSES The clearance between the starter motor gear and the torque converter ring gear is not optimal. CORRECTIVE ACTION Replace the starter and rotate the torque converter clockwise one bolt hole.
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.