TSB B18034 — Acura Service bulletin

B18034 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Acura TL, 1999–2003 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Service bulletin - Emission certification labels that were replaced on a small number of vehicles may have been replaced with a label listing incorrect information. The affected emission labels are replacement service parts, and were not installed at the factory; they were…

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
3Model years

Vehicles and model years B18034 names

VehicleModel years
Acura TL 1999, 2002, 2003

Every document filed under B18034

Document IDFiledType
B18034 August 9, 2018 Service bulletin
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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB B18034?

B18034 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Acura, covering the Acura TL across the 1999–2003 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Service bulletin - Emission certification labels that were replaced on a small number of vehicles may have been replaced with a label listing incorrect information. The affected emission labels are replacement service parts, and were not installed at the factory; they were…

Which vehicles does B18034 cover?

NHTSA's file names Acura TL (1999, 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 B18034 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. B18034 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 B18034?

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 B18034, 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 B18034. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.