Why only MY2014
NHTSA’s January 6, 2014 acknowledgment concerns 13V-622 and certain MY2014 RLX built August 7, 2012–November 5, 2013. Build year differs from model year. This is not the later RLX range.
NHTSA: NHTSA acknowledgment 13V-622: Loosening Of Lower Control Arm Bolts
For a visibly displaced rear wheel, separately examine rim, tire, arms and accessible fasteners. One side view does not identify all subframe bolts. Separate pre-intervention state from dismantled condition.
What the manufacturer describes
Acura’s January 8, 2014 notice describes lower-arm/subframe bolts possibly undertightened in production. They could loosen/fall out in use, impairing control; NHTSA separately mentions transport to dealers. These dated campaign descriptions do not reconstruct an individual crash.
American Honda / NHTSA repository: Acura dealer communication: 2014 RLX Rear Suspension Bolts Parts UpdateNHTSA: NHTSA acknowledgment 13V-622: Loosening Of Lower Control Arm Bolts
Record a missing bolt with place/date. Absence after disassembly does not establish when it disappeared. Factory torque attribution needs further evidence; model recall cannot replace the particular fastener’s history and examination.
Bolt replacement and alignment are separate
The dealer notice requires bolt replacement and wheel realignment, referring to S/B 13-043. It supplies no full torque procedure, values or sequence; these cannot be reconstructed from the kit name.
After impact, compare alignment with components examined/repaired. Adjustment alone does not show bolt torque or rule out an arm crack. Fasteners, physical parts and wheel position need separate results.
Keep impact traces separate from earlier condition
Record fresh rim contact, rubbing near fasteners and changed arm position before cleaning/replacement. Each has its location and limits. Without baseline images/removed-part inspection, loosening–movement–contact remains hypothetical.
A bolt-kit invoice confirms recorded work, not the previous cause or body geometry. Earlier recall completion remains separate from checks after a later event.
The test family is wider than this recall
IIHS identifies MY2014 redesign/rename RL to RLX. CEN1341 used a MY2014 RLX Navi, rating MY2014–2020. This does not extend 13V-622 to MY2015–2020 or inspect another rear-arm fastener.
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: IIHS: 2014 Acura RLX
Eligibility, fastener history and damaged-assembly geometry remain unverified. Historical part availability is not today’s supply information. Later RLX need their own year/component research.
Applicability to the individual vehicle
- Historical MY2014 article does not expand automated-prediction support or its year window.
- No invented torque/sequence from a dealer notice; full S/B13-043 not retrieved.
- A missing bolt after intervention proves no crash cause; current completion unknown.
Primary sources
Sources checked on . Model or recall information does not establish the condition of an individual VIN.
NHTSA: NHTSA acknowledgment 13V-622: Loosening Of Lower Control Arm Bolts
Applicability and source location
Certain US MY2014 RLX built August 7, 2012–November 5, 2013, not the MY2014–2020 test family.
Page 1: cohort, transport loosening, control risk and bolt replacement.
Document date: 2014-01-06. Checked: .
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: IIHS: 2014 Acura RLX
Applicability and source location
US MY2014 RL-to-RLX redesign; MY2014 Navi CEN1341, rating MY2014–2020. Service/article only MY2014.
Driver-side CEN1341 and name change, not rear-fastener inspection.
Document date: not specified in the source. Checked: .
American Honda / NHTSA repository: Acura dealer communication: 2014 RLX Rear Suspension Bolts Parts Update
Applicability and source location
Affected MY2014 under 13V622, January 8, 2014 notice. Bolts and realignment, not complete S/B13-043 or current parts supply.
Page 1: Basic Problem, The Repair, Service Bulletin; VIN/campaign inquiry required.
Document date: 2014-01-08. Checked: .