TSB B19-019 — Acura Service bulletin

B19-019 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Acura MDX, 2014–2018 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Service Bulletin - Recall update for 2014 - 2019 MDX and 2017 - 2019 MDX Hybrid Sport models. An uneven sealing surface allows moisture to enter the inner taillight(s), causing one or all of the taillights not to work. Honda updated the inspection procedure to replace both inner…

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
3Model years

Vehicles and model years B19-019 names

VehicleModel years
Acura MDX 2014, 2015, 2018

Every document filed under B19-019

Document IDFiledType
B19-019 March 3, 2023 Service bulletin

What B19-019 covers

Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB B19-019?

B19-019 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Acura, covering the Acura MDX across the 2014–2018 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Service Bulletin - Recall update for 2014 - 2019 MDX and 2017 - 2019 MDX Hybrid Sport models. An uneven sealing surface allows moisture to enter the inner taillight(s), causing one or all of the taillights not to work. Honda updated the inspection procedure to replace both inner…

Which vehicles does B19-019 cover?

NHTSA's file names Acura MDX (2014–2015, 2018). 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 B19-019 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. B19-019 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 B19-019?

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 B19-019, 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 B19-019. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.