TSB BPAS12102020 — Acura Service bulletin

BPAS12102020 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Acura TL, 2009–2014 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2009-2014 TLs, TSXs & TSX Wagons with a client complaint of the brake pedal feeling soft or spongy when depressed, almost reaching the floor. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM…

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
6Model years

Vehicles and model years BPAS12102020 names

VehicleModel years
Acura TL 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Every document filed under BPAS12102020

Document IDFiledType
BPaS12102020 December 10, 2020 Service bulletin

What BPAS12102020 covers

Brakes & stability — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB BPAS12102020?

BPAS12102020 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Acura, covering the Acura TL across the 2009–2014 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2009-2014 TLs, TSXs & TSX Wagons with a client complaint of the brake pedal feeling soft or spongy when depressed, almost reaching the floor. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM…

Which vehicles does BPAS12102020 cover?

NHTSA's file names Acura TL (2009–2014). 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 BPAS12102020 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. BPAS12102020 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 BPAS12102020?

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 BPAS12102020, 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 BPAS12102020. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.