Acura RL 1996–2000 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin 00005 · NHTSA communication 610580 · issued Mar 27, 2000

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Structure

component

1996–2000

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles from vin jh4ka9 ... Yc000001 thru jh4ka9 ... Yc005649 may exhibit rattle type noise from the rear of the moonroof while driving over rough or bumpy roads with the sunshade open. *tt

Vehicles covered

1996 Acura RL
1997 Acura RL
1998 Acura RL
1999 Acura RL
2000 Acura RL

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.