NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Acura TL Recalls
The 2006 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 2006 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
- 247
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 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 2006 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 2002–2005, 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 2004–2005, 2007–2008 TL
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 06V270000
- Reported
- July 26, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,190,000
- Same campaign
- also 29 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 05V510000
- Reported
- November 3, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 316
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 11E022000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005, 2007–2008 TL
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 19E068000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005, 2007–2008 TL, 7 other models
2006 Acura TL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 247 owner complaints about the 2006 Acura TL, the newest on July 10, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Acura TL, the component group named most often is the air bags (34%), followed by the structure (26%) and the electrical system (13%).
2 of the 2006 Acura TL's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2006 Acura TL owners gave the mileage (200 complaints), the median was 88,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags85
- Structure64
- Unknown Or Other44
- Electrical System31
- Steering28
- Power Train19
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 15 | |
| 2012 | 17 | |
| 2013 | 23 | |
| 2014 | 38 | |
| 2015 | 33 | |
| 2016 | 25 | |
| 2017 | 18 | |
| 2018 | 15 | |
| 2019 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Acura TL peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 38. 6% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Acura TL drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Acura TL year in the same window: 10th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 247 complaints about the 2006 Acura TL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura TL by model year
Other 2006 Acura models
Newest record on this page: July 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted