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Stop Sale/Safety Recall: 2015 T L X V6 9 -sp eed A /T Park ing G ear - U PDA T E
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DATE: February 16, 2015
TO:
All Acura Sales, Service & Parts Managers and Personnel
FROM: Acura Parts, Service & Technical Division, Campaign Administration
RE:
Stop Sale/Safety Recall: 2015 TLX V6 9-speed A/T Parking Gear - UPDATE
Please be advised that inspection and repair procedures are now available. For additional details, please see the
updated iN message below.
On December 3, 2014, Acura notified NHTSA of a Stop Sale order and SafetyRecall for approximately 9,500 TLX V6
vehicles. Any new or used vehicles in dealer stock must be inspected/repaired prior to sale. Refer to the
eResponsibilityreport or VIN Inquirystatus to determine which vehicles in your inventoryare affected.
Problem
During manufacturing of the 9-speed automatic transmission, it is possible that contamination may cause the parking
pawl not to engage or the park rod may have been damaged during assembly and could dislodge, both of which can
prevent the transmission from shifting into the Park position even if the driver has selected the Park position with the gear
selector. Although the shift indicator will display “Park”, the Park Lock may not engage allowing the vehicle to roll away,
increasing the risk of a crash.
Inspection and Repair Procedure
Please refer to S/B 14-050,SafetyRecal
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:TransmissionDoesNotEngageParkfor the inspection and repair procedure.
Repair Instructional Video
Instructional videos of important steps are included in the service bulletin. They have been posted on iN for viewing on
Monday, February 16, 2015. Note that this may increase the bulletin download time.
Tools
Tools for the repair have been distributed to all dealers and should have been received by Friday, February 13, 2015.
Parts
Parts are now available through controlled order.
Please be advised that the inspection procedure requires 10 quarts of transmission fluid.
W arranty
Warranty information will be detailed in S/B 14-050,SafetyRecal
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:TransmissionDoesNotEngagePark.
Service Bulletin
S/B 14-050,SafetyRecal
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:TransmissionDoesNotEngageParkwas posted on Monday, February 16, 2015.
Client Notification
The initial client notification was completed on January 30, 2015.
As always, make sure to check the iN VIN status inquiry to determine if a vehicle is eligible for this recall.
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