NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Acura TL Recalls
The 2012 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 2012 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
- 130
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 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 2012 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, 2013–2014 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, 2009–2011, 2013–2014 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 2009–2011, 2013–2014 TL, 10 other models
2012 Acura TL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 130 owner complaints about the 2012 Acura TL, the newest on February 21, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (2%); owners reported 5 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2012 Acura TL, the component group named most often is the air bags (33%), followed by the power train (21%) and the steering (19%).
3 of the 2012 Acura TL's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2012 Acura TL owners gave the mileage (82 complaints), the median was 55,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags43
- Power Train27
- Steering25
- Engine18
- Electrical System11
- Vehicle Speed Control6
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 11 | |
| 2016 | 30 | |
| 2017 | 16 | |
| 2018 | 20 | |
| 2019 | 13 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Acura TL peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 30. 26% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Acura TL drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Acura TL year in the same window: 7th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 130 complaints about the 2012 Acura TL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura TL by model year
Other 2012 Acura models
Newest record on this page: February 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted