TSB B24040A — Acura Manufacturer communication

B24040A is a manufacturer communication on file with NHTSA for 2 Acura models, 2019–2020 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Service News - Due to On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) regulation change starting with 2019 vehicles, American Honda’s Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control (VTEC) On-Board Diagnostic monitors are now included in the EGR/VVT OBD Monitor Readiness status group. Due to some…

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

1Document filed
2Vehicles named
2Model years

Vehicles and model years B24040A names

VehicleModel years
Acura MDX 2019, 2020
Acura TLX 2019, 2020

Every document filed under B24040A

Document IDFiledType
B24040A May 1, 2024 Manufacturer communication

What B24040A covers

Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB B24040A?

B24040A is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA by Acura, covering 2 Acura models across the 2019–2020 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Service News - Due to On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) regulation change starting with 2019 vehicles, American Honda’s Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control (VTEC) On-Board Diagnostic monitors are now included in the EGR/VVT OBD Monitor Readiness status group. Due to some…

Which vehicles does B24040A cover?

NHTSA's file names Acura MDX (2019–2020); Acura TLX (2019–2020). 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 B24040A a recall, and is the repair free?

No. B24040A 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 B24040A?

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 B24040A, 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 B24040A. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.