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Acura CL 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 98020 · NHTSA communication 615578 · issued Aug 17, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2.2cl models may exhibit the malfunction indicator lamp on, and the powertrain control module has stored an automatic transmission sae diagnostic trouble code of p0740. *tt

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.