TSB B14-025 — Acura Service bulletin
B14-025 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 2 Acura models, 2014–2015 model years, filed and re-filed as 2 documents. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
What the bulletin says. Service Bulletin - The timing belt area makes a chirping noise after the engine warms up.
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Vehicles and model years B14-025 names
Every document filed under B14-025
Manufacturers re-issue a bulletin as the repair changes, and file separate copies for technicians and for owners. All of them carry the same number.
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| B14-025 | September 18, 2020 | Service bulletin |
| B14-025 | August 6, 2020 | Service bulletin |
What B14-025 covers
Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB B14-025?
B14-025 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Acura, covering 2 Acura models across the 2014–2015 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Service Bulletin - The timing belt area makes a chirping noise after the engine warms up.
Which vehicles does B14-025 cover?
NHTSA's file names Acura MDX (2014–2015); Acura TLX (2015). 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 B14-025 a recall, and is the repair free?
No. B14-025 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 B14-025?
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 B14-025, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.
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 B14-025. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.