NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Acura TL Recalls
The 2009 Acura TL has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Acura TL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 42
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Acura TL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2009 Acura TL
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V500000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,558
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2014 TL, 9 other models
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 2002–2006, 2010–2014 TL, 16 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V061000
- Reported
- February 3, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,232,187
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2014 TL, 10 other models
2009 Acura TL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 42 owner complaints about the 2009 Acura TL, the newest on August 4, 2025. Of these, 5 describe a crash (12%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Acura TL, the component group named most often is the air bags (45%), followed by the structure (14%) and the visibility (14%).
3 of the 2009 Acura TL's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2009 Acura TL owners gave the mileage (25 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags19
- Structure6
- Visibility6
- Power Train5
- Electrical System3
- Engine2
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 16 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Acura TL peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 16. 17% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 42 complaints about the 2009 Acura TL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura TL by model year
Other 2009 Acura models
Newest record on this page: August 4, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted