TSB B19-052 — Acura Service bulletin

B19-052 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 2 Acura models, 2009–2014 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Service Bulletin - Due to high demand for repairs under this warranty extension, pistons and rings required to complete this repair are currently backordered. Acura has provided this service bulletin (19-052) as a mechanism to cover clients that were not able to have repairs…

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

1Document filed
2Vehicles named
6Model years

Vehicles and model years B19-052 names

VehicleModel years
Acura MDX 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Acura TL 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Every document filed under B19-052

Document IDFiledType
B19-052 October 2, 2019 Service bulletin

What B19-052 covers

Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB B19-052?

B19-052 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Acura, covering 2 Acura models across the 2009–2014 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Service Bulletin - Due to high demand for repairs under this warranty extension, pistons and rings required to complete this repair are currently backordered. Acura has provided this service bulletin (19-052) as a mechanism to cover clients that were not able to have repairs…

Which vehicles does B19-052 cover?

NHTSA's file names Acura MDX (2010–2013); Acura TL (2009–2014). 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 B19-052 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. B19-052 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 B19-052?

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 B19-052, 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 B19-052. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.