NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Acura TL Recalls
The 2002 Acura TL has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Acura TL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 333
- Crashes reported
- 25
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Acura TL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2002 Acura TL
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V499000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,947
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003 TL, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V182000
- Reported
- March 6, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,101,534
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2006, 2009–2014 TL, 16 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V320000
- Reported
- May 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,281,043
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003 TL, 11 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 2000–2001, 2003–2004 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 2000–2001 TL
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 01V166001
- Reported
- May 24, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,034
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
- Same campaign
- only the 2002 Acura TL
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 01V161000
- Reported
- May 3, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,575
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2002 Acura TL
2002 Acura TL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 333 owner complaints about the 2002 Acura TL, the newest on September 21, 2026. Of these, 25 describe a crash (8%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2002 Acura TL, the component group named most often is the power train (67%), followed by the air bags (13%) and the vehicle speed control (5%).
1 of the 2002 Acura TL's 7 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2002 Acura TL owners gave the mileage (214 complaints), the median was 64,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train224
- Air Bags42
- Vehicle Speed Control15
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic13
- Electrical System12
- Visibility9
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 56 | |
| 2003 | 44 | |
| 2004 | 50 | |
| 2005 | 35 | |
| 2006 | 10 | |
| 2007 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 13 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 26 | |
| 2011 | 20 | |
| 2012 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Acura TL peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 56. 57% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2002 vehicles, the 2002 Acura TL drew 4.1× the complaints of the median Acura TL year in the same window: 1st highest of the 13 ranked years.
That makes 2002 one of the Acura TL years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 333 complaints about the 2002 Acura TL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura TL by model year
Other 2002 Acura models
Newest record on this page: September 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted