TSB B21673 — Acura Software update

B21673 is a software update on file with NHTSA for the Acura RDX, 2019–2021 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Over The Air Update - Vehicles equipped with the System Updates application are capable of downloading and installing Over the Air System Updates. System Updates contain upgrades that fix a variety of operational errors and/or enhancements that add new functionality. Information…

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
3Model years

Worth checking your VIN against. B21673 is filed as a software update, which unlike an ordinary bulletin can mean free or reimbursed work when a vehicle qualifies. Ask a dealer using the document ID below, and check open recalls separately at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Vehicles and model years B21673 names

VehicleModel years
Acura RDX 2019, 2020, 2021

Every document filed under B21673

Document IDFiledType
B21673 May 18, 2026 Software update

What B21673 covers

Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB B21673?

B21673 is a software update filed with NHTSA by Acura, covering the Acura RDX across the 2019–2021 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Over The Air Update - Vehicles equipped with the System Updates application are capable of downloading and installing Over the Air System Updates. System Updates contain upgrades that fix a variety of operational errors and/or enhancements that add new functionality. Information…

Which vehicles does B21673 cover?

NHTSA's file names Acura RDX (2019–2021). 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 B21673 a recall, and is the repair free?

B21673 is filed as a software update, not a recall — but this is the kind of communication that can mean free or reimbursed work if your VIN qualifies. Take the number to a dealer and ask. Recalls are separate and always free; check yours by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

How do I get the full text of B21673?

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 B21673, 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 B21673. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.