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Acura RL 1996–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 98-012 · NHTSA communication 601141 · issued Apr 27, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1996–1998
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Experiencing shift shock, judder, or noise during 1st to 2nd upshift. *yc

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.