NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Acura TSX Recalls
The 2008 Acura TSX has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 15, 2013.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Acura TSX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 34
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Acura TSX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2008 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 2004–2007 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 2004–2007 TSX
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 19E068000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2007 TSX, 7 other models
2008 Acura TSX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 34 owner complaints about the 2008 Acura TSX, the newest on September 10, 2023. Of these, 3 describe a crash (9%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Acura TSX, the component group named most often is the steering (50%), followed by the electrical system (12%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (12%).
1 of the 2008 Acura TSX's 3 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2008 Acura TSX owners gave the mileage (27 complaints), the median was 63,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering17
- Electrical System4
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic4
- Service Brakes3
- Structure3
- Tires3
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2008 Acura TSX peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 5. 35% 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 TSX drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Acura TSX year in the same window: 4th highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 34 complaints about the 2008 Acura TSX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura TSX by model year
Other 2008 Acura models
Newest record on this page: September 10, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted