NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Acura TSX Recalls
The 2009 Acura TSX has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Acura TSX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 91
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Acura TSX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2009 Acura TSX
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V502000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,555
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2014 TSX, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V378000
- Reported
- May 16, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19,138
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2014 TSX, 12 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V042000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 691,726
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2013 TSX, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V545000
- Reported
- August 31, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,257
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012 TSX, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V030000
- Reported
- January 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 977,708
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012 TSX, 10 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V346000
- Reported
- May 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,719,386
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011 TSX, 11 other models
2009 Acura TSX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 91 owner complaints about the 2009 Acura TSX, the newest on May 2, 2024. Of these, 7 describe a crash (8%); owners reported 7 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2009 Acura TSX, the component group named most often is the air bags (30%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (19%) and the engine and engine cooling (13%).
6 of the 2009 Acura TSX's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2009 Acura TSX owners gave the mileage (59 complaints), the median was 23,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags27
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic17
- Engine And Engine Cooling12
- Engine11
- Structure7
- Electrical System5
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 14 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 16 | |
| 2017 | 10 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Acura TSX peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 23. 47% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Acura TSX drew 5.5× the complaints of the median Acura TSX year in the same window: 1st highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 91 complaints about the 2009 Acura TSX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura TSX by model year
Other 2009 Acura models
Newest record on this page: May 2, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted