NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Acura TL Recalls
The 2008 Acura TL has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 17, 2012.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Acura TL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 124
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Acura TL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2008 Acura TL
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 12V222000
- Reported
- May 17, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 625,762
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 TL, 1 other model
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 2004–2007 TL
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 11E022000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2007 TL
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 19E068000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2007 TL, 7 other models
2008 Acura TL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 124 owner complaints about the 2008 Acura TL, the newest on March 16, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (3%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Acura TL, the component group named most often is the air bags (27%), followed by the steering (21%) and the structure (16%).
2 of the 2008 Acura TL's 4 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2008 Acura TL owners gave the mileage (91 complaints), the median was 76,589 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags34
- Steering26
- Structure20
- Electrical System15
- Unknown Or Other13
- Engine10
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 16 | |
| 2015 | 14 | |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 11 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 14 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Acura TL peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 16. 15% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Acura TL drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Acura TL year in the same window: 8th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 124 complaints about the 2008 Acura TL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura TL by model year
Other 2008 Acura models
Newest record on this page: March 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted