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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2010 Acura TSX Recalls

The 2010 Acura TSX has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Acura TSX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
7

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
63

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
7

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2010 Acura TSX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

7 recalls on the 2010 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 2009, 2011–2014 TSX, 11 other models

19V502000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2009, 2011–2014 TSX, 12 other models

19V378000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
18V661000
Reported
September 27, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 1,355,406
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2011–2014 TSX, 9 other models

18V661000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2009, 2011–2013 TSX, 11 other models

18V042000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2009, 2011–2012 TSX, 7 other models

17V545000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2009, 2011–2012 TSX, 10 other models

17V030000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2009, 2011 TSX, 11 other models

16V346000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2010 Acura TSX complaints by year

NHTSA has received 63 owner complaints about the 2010 Acura TSX, the newest on August 4, 2025. Of these, 7 describe a crash (11%); owners reported 6 injuries.

In complaints about the 2010 Acura TSX, the component group named most often is the air bags (32%), followed by the service brakes (16%) and the electrical system (11%).

7 of the 2010 Acura TSX's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2010 Acura TSX owners gave the mileage (41 complaints), the median was 28,076 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags20
  • Service Brakes10
  • Electrical System7
  • Seat Belts5
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic5
  • Steering5

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2010 Acura TSX received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20105
20119
20125
20132
20145
20158
201613
20175
20183
20202
20211
20242
20253

Complaints about the 2010 Acura TSX peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 13. 33% 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 TSX drew 1.8× the complaints of the median Acura TSX year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 7 ranked years.

Acura TSX years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 63 complaints about the 2010 Acura TSX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Acura TSX by model year

Other 2010 Acura models

Newest record on this page: August 4, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted