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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2010 Acura TL Recalls

The 2010 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 2010 Acura TL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
64

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
4

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2010 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 2010 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 2009, 2011–2014 TL, 9 other models

19V500000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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, 2009, 2011–2014 TL, 16 other models

19V182000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2009, 2011–2014 TL, 10 other models

16V061000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2010 Acura TL complaints by year

NHTSA has received 64 owner complaints about the 2010 Acura TL, the newest on July 22, 2025. Of these, 4 describe a crash (6%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2010 Acura TL, the component group named most often is the air bags (53%), followed by the power train (16%) and the vehicle speed control (6%).

3 of the 2010 Acura TL's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2010 Acura TL owners gave the mileage (29 complaints), the median was 62,830 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags34
  • Power Train10
  • Vehicle Speed Control4
  • Wheels4
  • Structure3
  • Electrical System2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2010 Acura TL received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20103
20113
20122
20134
20143
20153
201619
201712
20184
20194
20202
20212
20221
20231
20251

Complaints about the 2010 Acura TL peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 19. 19% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Acura TL drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Acura TL year in the same window: 12th highest of the 13 ranked years.

That makes 2010 one of the three best-measured Acura TL years.

Acura TL years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 5/5

The 64 complaints about the 2010 Acura TL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Acura TL by model year

Other 2010 Acura models

Newest record on this page: July 22, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted