NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Acura TL Recalls
The 2004 Acura TL has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 6, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Acura TL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 551
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Acura TL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2004 Acura TL
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 2002–2003, 2005–2006, 2009–2014 TL, 16 other models
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 08V091000
- Reported
- February 27, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 273,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2008 TL
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 08V092000
- Reported
- February 27, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 129,600
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005 TL
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 04V176000
- Reported
- April 15, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,099,796
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 TL, 5 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 11E022000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2008 TL
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 19E068000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2008 TL, 7 other models
2004 Acura TL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 551 owner complaints about the 2004 Acura TL, the newest on July 19, 2024. Of these, 13 describe a crash (2%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Acura TL, the component group named most often is the structure (42%), followed by the air bags (36%) and the power train (10%).
1 of the 2004 Acura TL's 6 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2004 Acura TL owners gave the mileage (401 complaints), the median was 90,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure232
- Air Bags199
- Power Train56
- Tires51
- Unknown Or Other49
- Steering34
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 39 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23 | |
| 2006 | 18 | |
| 2007 | 10 | |
| 2008 | 19 | |
| 2009 | 18 | |
| 2010 | 73 | |
| 2011 | 68 | |
| 2012 | 56 | |
| 2013 | 29 | |
| 2014 | 36 | |
| 2015 | 44 | |
| 2016 | 42 | |
| 2017 | 17 | |
| 2018 | 21 | |
| 2019 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2004 Acura TL peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 73. 16% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Acura TL drew 2.5× the complaints of the median Acura TL year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 13 ranked years.
That makes 2004 one of the Acura TL years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 551 complaints about the 2004 Acura TL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura TL by model year
Other 2004 Acura models
Newest record on this page: July 19, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted