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Acura Tl

10 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V182000·2019-03-06

    Honda and Acura Recall Vehicles for Driver Air Bag Inflator Defect

    Honda is recalling specific Acura and Honda vehicles because a manufacturing error in the driver's air bag inflator may cause it to explode during a crash.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA, HONDA MDX, ACCORD, ODYSSEY, CIVIC GX
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·15V320000·2015-05-28

    Honda and Acura Recall Vehicles for Air Bag Inflator Rupture Risk

    Honda is recalling specific 2001-2011 Honda and Acura vehicles because the driver's air bag inflator may rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious injury or death.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA, HONDA MDX, ACCORD, CIVIC, CR-V
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V026000·2020-01-17

    Honda, Acura, and Isuzu Recall Vehicles for Air Bag Inflator Defect

    Honda is recalling specific Acura, Honda, and Isuzu vehicles because driver air bag inflators may rupture or underinflate, posing a risk of injury.

    Product
    ISUZU — ISUZU, HONDA, ACURA OASIS, CIVIC, CR-V, EV PLUS
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V027000·2020-01-17

    Honda Recalls Vehicles for Driver Air Bag Inflator Rupture Risk

    Honda is recalling specific 2000-2003 Acura and Honda vehicles because replacement driver air bag inflators may rupture or underinflate in a crash, increasing injury risk.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA, HONDA MDX, CL, ODYSSEY, RL
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19E068000·2019-10-10

    Dorman Recalls Accelerator Pedal Assemblies for Acura and Honda Vehicles

    Dorman is recalling specific accelerator pedal assemblies for Acura and Honda vehicles because the rotating portion may bind, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA, HONDA MDX, ACCORD, RIDGELINE, CR-V
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V499000·2019-06-27

    Honda and Acura Recall Vehicles for Air Bag Inflator Defect

    Honda is recalling specific Acura and Honda models because driver frontal air bag inflators may explode, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA, HONDA MDX, ACCORD, CIVIC, CR-V
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V500000·2019-06-27

    Honda and Acura Recall Vehicles for Air Bag Inflator Explosion Risk

    Honda is recalling specific 2005-2015 Acura and Honda vehicles because driver frontal air bag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    HONDA — HONDA, ACURA CR-Z, RL, CR-V, RIDGELINE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V061000·2016-02-03

    Honda and Acura Recall Vehicles Due to Airbag Inflator Rupture Risk

    Honda is recalling specific 2005-2016 Acura and Honda vehicles because the driver's airbag inflator may rupture during a crash, potentially causing serious injury or death.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA, HONDA RL, CR-V, RIDGELINE, RDX
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·12V222000·2012-05-17

    Honda Recalls Accord and Acura TL for Power Steering Fire Risk

    Honda is recalling 625,762 vehicles because a deteriorating power steering hose can leak fluid onto a hot catalytic converter, potentially causing an under-hood fire.

    Product
    HONDA — HONDA, ACURA ACCORD, TL
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·11E022000·2011-06-22

    Affinia Recalls Aftermarket Ball Joints for Acura TL Vehicles

    Affinia is recalling aftermarket front suspension lower ball joints that may have been mistakenly installed in 2004-2008 Acura TL vehicles due to a catalog error.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA TL
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 20144/5

    2 trims tested for 2014; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov
  • 20134/5

    2 trims tested for 2013; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov
  • 20124/5

    4 trims tested for 2012; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • DP26001 Defect Petition · power train:automatic transmission
  • PE07060 Preliminary Evaluation · visibility:windshield wiper/washer:motor

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2005 · body 90 complaints, median 83,000 mi
  • 2007 · airbags 38 complaints, median 100,000 mi
  • 2006 · body 36 complaints, median 84,900 mi
  • 2005 · powertrain 34 complaints, median 81,000 mi
  • 2008 · airbags 33 complaints, median 100,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

351 manufacturer service bulletins across 10 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2014: 3.4/5 · 17 complaints · most complained-of: airbags
  • 2013: 3.1/5 · 62 complaints · most complained-of: steering
  • 2012: 2.9/5 · 130 complaints · most complained-of: airbags
  • 2011: 3.4/5 · 20 complaints · most complained-of: airbags
  • 2010: 3.1/5 · 64 complaints · most complained-of: airbags

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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