NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Acura TSX Recalls
The 2006 Acura TSX has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 15, 2013.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Acura TSX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 50
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Acura TSX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2006 Acura TSX
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 13V093000
- Reported
- March 15, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 76,253
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005, 2007–2008 TSX
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 10V174000
- Reported
- April 29, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 167,255
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005, 2007–2008 TSX
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
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 19E068000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005, 2007–2008 TSX, 7 other models
2006 Acura TSX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 50 owner complaints about the 2006 Acura TSX, the newest on January 10, 2025. Of these, 4 describe a crash (8%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2006 Acura TSX, the component group named most often is the steering (48%), followed by the electrical system (16%) and the air bags (8%).
1 of the 2006 Acura TSX's 4 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2006 Acura TSX owners gave the mileage (38 complaints), the median was 88,090 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering24
- Electrical System8
- Air Bags4
- Engine4
- Seats4
- Service Brakes3
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Acura TSX peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 6. 22% 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 TSX drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Acura TSX year in the same window: 5th highest of the 7 ranked years.
That makes 2006 one of the three best-measured Acura TSX years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 50 complaints about the 2006 Acura TSX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura TSX by model year
Other 2006 Acura models
Newest record on this page: January 10, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted