NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Acura TL Recalls
The 2001 Acura TL has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 17, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Acura TL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 149
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Acura TL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2001 Acura TL
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V027000
- Reported
- January 17, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 875,966
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2000 TL, 7 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 04V176000
- Reported
- April 15, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,099,796
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 TL, 5 other models
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 01V166002
- Reported
- August 14, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,168
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 TL
2001 Acura TL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 149 owner complaints about the 2001 Acura TL, the newest on January 13, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (5%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Acura TL, the component group named most often is the power train (69%), followed by the air bags (10%) and the vehicle speed control (6%).
1 of the 2001 Acura TL's 3 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2001 Acura TL owners gave the mileage (84 complaints), the median was 81,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train103
- Air Bags15
- Vehicle Speed Control9
- Visibility7
- Electrical System5
- Engine And Engine Cooling5
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 27 | |
| 2003 | 20 | |
| 2004 | 14 | |
| 2005 | 15 | |
| 2006 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Acura TL peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 27. 46% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Acura TL drew 1.5× the complaints of the median Acura TL year in the same window: 4th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 149 complaints about the 2001 Acura TL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura TL by model year
Other 2001 Acura models
Newest record on this page: January 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted