TSB BER16040A — Acura Service bulletin

BER16040A is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 2 Acura models, 2005–2008 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. ENGINEERING REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION OF THE HANDSFREELINK (HFL) NOT WORKING OR THE BATTERY BEING TOO LOW TO START THE ENGINE.

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

1Document filed
2Vehicles named
4Model years

Vehicles and model years BER16040A names

VehicleModel years
Acura MDX 2005, 2006
Acura TL 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Every document filed under BER16040A

Document IDFiledType
BER16040A April 25, 2016 Service bulletin

What BER16040A covers

Electrical, Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB BER16040A?

BER16040A is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Acura, covering 2 Acura models across the 2005–2008 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: ENGINEERING REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION OF THE HANDSFREELINK (HFL) NOT WORKING OR THE BATTERY BEING TOO LOW TO START THE ENGINE.

Which vehicles does BER16040A cover?

NHTSA's file names Acura MDX (2005–2006); Acura TL (2005–2008). 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 BER16040A a recall, and is the repair free?

No. BER16040A 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 BER16040A?

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 BER16040A, 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 BER16040A. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.