Acura TL problems, recalls & safety data
Complaints, recalls, technical service bulletins and federal investigations for every Acura TL model year, from official NHTSA data.
3,098
NHTSA complaints
23
recall campaigns
1,732
service bulletins (TSBs)
8
defect investigations
Model years
Best & worst years →| Year | Complaints | Recalls | TSBs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Acura TL | 17 | 3 | — |
| 2013 Acura TL | 62 | 3 | 107 |
| 2012 Acura TL | 130 | 3 | 114 |
| 2011 Acura TL | 20 | 3 | 84 |
| 2010 Acura TL | 64 | 3 | 93 |
| 2009 Acura TL | 42 | 3 | 89 |
| 2008 Acura TL | 124 | 2 | 33 |
| 2007 Acura TL | 124 | 2 | 36 |
| 2006 Acura TL | 247 | 4 | 40 |
| 2005 Acura TL | 387 | 5 | 71 |
| 2004 Acura TL | 551 | 4 | 123 |
| 2003 Acura TL | 391 | 5 | 187 |
| 2002 Acura TL | 332 | 7 | 194 |
| 2001 Acura TL | 149 | 3 | 168 |
| 2000 Acura TL | 249 | 6 | 178 |
| 1999 Acura TL | 157 | 4 | 144 |
| 1998 Acura TL | 20 | 0 | 24 |
| 1997 Acura TL | 23 | 0 | 24 |
| 1996 Acura TL | 26 | 0 | 23 |
Common problems
Symptoms owners describe
Federal investigations
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · opened Sep 17, 2021 · open
- Electrical overstressEA19001 · opened Apr 19, 2019 · closed Sep 19, 2024
- Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA15001 · opened Feb 24, 2015 · open
- Air Bag Inflator RupturePE14016 · opened Jun 11, 2014 · closed Mar 2, 2015