TSB BTI&05092023902 — Acura Service bulletin

BTI&05092023902 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Acura MDX, 2019–2020 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 2019-2020 MDXs with a client complaint of the lid light (inner taillight) inop. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair…

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
2Model years

Vehicles and model years BTI&05092023902 names

VehicleModel years
Acura MDX 2019, 2020

Every document filed under BTI&05092023902

Document IDFiledType
BTI&05092023902 May 9, 2023 Service bulletin

What BTI&05092023902 covers

Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB BTI&05092023902?

BTI&05092023902 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Acura, covering the Acura MDX across the 2019–2020 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2019-2020 MDXs with a client complaint of the lid light (inner taillight) inop. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair…

Which vehicles does BTI&05092023902 cover?

NHTSA's file names Acura MDX (2019–2020). 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 BTI&05092023902 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. BTI&05092023902 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 BTI&05092023902?

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 BTI&05092023902, 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 BTI&05092023902. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.