TSB B18-041 — Acura Service bulletin

B18-041 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Acura TL, 2002–2003 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Service bulletin - This bulletin has been cancelled because the collection is now complete. If you did the collection in this Service Bulletin on or before October 26, 2018 (RO date), use the Warranty Claim Information provided below.

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
2Model years

Vehicles and model years B18-041 names

VehicleModel years
Acura TL 2002, 2003

Every document filed under B18-041

Document IDFiledType
B18-041 October 26, 2018 Service bulletin

What B18-041 covers

Airbags — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB B18-041?

B18-041 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Acura, covering the Acura TL across the 2002–2003 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Service bulletin - This bulletin has been cancelled because the collection is now complete. If you did the collection in this Service Bulletin on or before October 26, 2018 (RO date), use the Warranty Claim Information provided below.

Which vehicles does B18-041 cover?

NHTSA's file names Acura TL (2002–2003). 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 B18-041 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. B18-041 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 B18-041?

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 B18-041, 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 B18-041. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.