TSB BBOM05242018901 — Acura Service bulletin

BBOM05242018901 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 4 Acura models, 2007–2013 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Dealer message - Today, May 24, 2018, Acura is announcing a warranty extension for 2002-17 Acura vehicles. This warranty extension applies in cases where any of the replacement driver?s and/or front passenger?s airbag inflators have failed internally.

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

1Document filed
4Vehicles named
7Model years

Vehicles and model years BBOM05242018901 names

VehicleModel years
Acura MDX 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Acura RDX 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Acura TL 2007, 2008
Acura TLX 2012

Every document filed under BBOM05242018901

Document IDFiledType
BBOM05242018901 May 24, 2018 Service bulletin

What BBOM05242018901 covers

Airbags — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB BBOM05242018901?

BBOM05242018901 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Acura, covering 4 Acura models across the 2007–2013 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Dealer message - Today, May 24, 2018, Acura is announcing a warranty extension for 2002-17 Acura vehicles. This warranty extension applies in cases where any of the replacement driver?s and/or front passenger?s airbag inflators have failed internally.

Which vehicles does BBOM05242018901 cover?

NHTSA's file names Acura MDX (2007–2013); Acura RDX (2007–2012); Acura TL (2007–2008); Acura TLX (2012). 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 BBOM05242018901 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. BBOM05242018901 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 BBOM05242018901?

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 BBOM05242018901, 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 BBOM05242018901. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.