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P0174 on Acura vehicles The engine is running lean on bank 2

P0174 is named on 20 Acura model years (2016–2020): 240 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across MDX, TLX, RDX, RLX.

Powertrain 20 model years 240 manufacturer filings

Which Acura model years name P0174

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2020 Acura MDXFuel/Propulsion System16—
2020 Acura TLXFuel/Propulsion System16—
2019 Acura MDXFuel/Propulsion System16—
2019 Acura TLXFuel/Propulsion System16—
2018 Acura MDXFuel/Propulsion System16—
2018 Acura TLXFuel/Propulsion System16—
2017 Acura MDXFuel/Propulsion System16—
2017 Acura TLXFuel/Propulsion System16—
2016 Acura MDXFuel/Propulsion System16—
2016 Acura TLXFuel/Propulsion System16—
2020 Acura RDXFuel/Propulsion System15—
2019 Acura RDXFuel/Propulsion System15—
2018 Acura RDXFuel/Propulsion System15—
2017 Acura RDXFuel/Propulsion System15—
2016 Acura RDXFuel/Propulsion System15—
2020 Acura RLXEngine1—
2019 Acura RLXEngine1—
2018 Acura RLXFuel/Propulsion System1—
2017 Acura RLXFuel/Propulsion System1—
2016 Acura RLXFuel/Propulsion System1—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Fuel/Propulsion System 153 Electrical System 44 Engine 43
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Acura filings that name P0174

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Acura filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0174. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0174 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

The engine is running lean on bank 2.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Acura and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P0174 a known problem on Acura vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 240 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0174 on 20 Acura model years (2016–2020). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Acura models does P0174 appear on most?

2020 MDX (16 documents), 2019 MDX (16 documents), 2018 MDX (16 documents).

Does P0174 on a Acura mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.