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Acura bulletin BTI&06142022901

What it saysDealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. NHTSA’s full summary ↓

Acura filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jun 14, 2022, received Jul 7, 2022, about the structure. It names 2 model years (2017–2018). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.

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What the bulletin says

Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication

Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2017-2018 NSXs with a client complaint of the outer door handle not retracting properly. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.

Kind Service bulletin Manufacturer date Jun 14, 2022 Received by NHTSA Jul 7, 2022 Components Structure

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
BTI&06142022901Service bulletinJun 14, 202210215495PDF, 45 KB

The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.

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Model years it names

Source: as the manufacturer filed them

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What owners reported

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners of the 2 model years this bulletin names have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 1 of them name Structure — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.

A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.

More bulletins about the structure

Source: same model, same component group

6 other manufacturer communications filed against the Acura NSX under the same component group (structure), newest first.

NumberKindDatedNHTSA’s summary
BTI&08102022902Service bulletinAug 10, 2022Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2017-2018 NSXs with a client complaint of the outer door hand…
BTI&07112022902Service bulletinJul 11, 2022Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2017-2018 NSXs with a client complaint of the outer door hand…
BTI&02172022903Service bulletinFeb 17, 2022Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2018-2019 NSX with a client complaint of the right or left wi…
BTI&02082022902Service bulletinFeb 8, 2022Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2017-2021 NSXs with a client complaint of door rattle in the…
BTI&01282022Service bulletinJan 28, 2022Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2018-2019 NSX with a client complaint of the right or left wi…
BTI&01222022903Service bulletinJan 22, 2022Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2017-2021 NSXs with a client complaint of door rattle in the…

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Acura BTI&06142022901 a recall?

No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.

Is the BTI&06142022901 repair free?

Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way. Every Honda warranty extension on file lists the ones Honda has filed.

Which vehicles does BTI&06142022901 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2018 Acura NSX, 2017 Acura NSX. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.