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.
Vehicles and model years BEBM04182025901 names
Every document filed under BEBM04182025901
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BEBM04182025901 | April 18, 2025 | Manufacturer communication |
What BEBM04182025901 covers
Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
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.
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.