TSB B-PAS-04132016-9 — Acura Service bulletin

B-PAS-04132016-9 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Acura TL, 2005–2008 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. DEALER MESSAGE - REQUEST FOR PARTS TO INVESTIGATETHE HANDSFREELINK (HFL) NOT WORKING OR THE BATTERY BEING TOO LOW TO START THE ENGINE.

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
4Model years

Vehicles and model years B-PAS-04132016-9 names

VehicleModel years
Acura TL 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Every document filed under B-PAS-04132016-9

Document IDFiledType
B-PAS-04132016-9 April 13, 2016 Service bulletin

What B-PAS-04132016-9 covers

Electrical, Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB B-PAS-04132016-9?

B-PAS-04132016-9 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Acura, covering the Acura TL across the 2005–2008 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: DEALER MESSAGE - REQUEST FOR PARTS TO INVESTIGATETHE HANDSFREELINK (HFL) NOT WORKING OR THE BATTERY BEING TOO LOW TO START THE ENGINE.

Which vehicles does B-PAS-04132016-9 cover?

NHTSA's file names Acura TL (2005–2008). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB B-PAS-04132016-9 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. B-PAS-04132016-9 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of B-PAS-04132016-9?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under B-PAS-04132016-9, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under B-PAS-04132016-9. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.