TSB BEBM04182025901 — Acura Manufacturer communication

BEBM04182025901 is a manufacturer communication on file with NHTSA for the Acura RDX, 2017–2018 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Dealer Message - Torque converters may not have been manufactured to proper specifications. As a result, the torque converter lock-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock-up piston. The reduced lock-up clutch…

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
2Model years

Vehicles and model years BEBM04182025901 names

VehicleModel years
Acura RDX 2017, 2018

Every document filed under BEBM04182025901

Document IDFiledType
BEBM04182025901 April 18, 2025 Manufacturer communication

What BEBM04182025901 covers

Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB BEBM04182025901?

BEBM04182025901 is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA by Acura, covering the Acura RDX across the 2017–2018 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Dealer Message - Torque converters may not have been manufactured to proper specifications. As a result, the torque converter lock-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock-up piston. The reduced lock-up clutch…

Which vehicles does BEBM04182025901 cover?

NHTSA's file names Acura RDX (2017–2018). 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 BEBM04182025901 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. BEBM04182025901 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 BEBM04182025901?

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 BEBM04182025901, 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 BEBM04182025901. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.