NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Acura TL Recalls
The 2013 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 2013 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
- 62
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 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 2013 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 2009–2012, 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, 2009–2012, 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 2009–2012, 2014 TL, 10 other models
2013 Acura TL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 62 owner complaints about the 2013 Acura TL, the newest on July 29, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Acura TL, the component group named most often is the steering (45%), followed by the air bags (31%) and the electrical system (10%).
3 of the 2013 Acura TL's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2013 Acura TL owners gave the mileage (35 complaints), the median was 69,503 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering28
- Air Bags19
- Electrical System6
- Power Train4
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)3
- Structure3
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2013 Acura TL peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 14. 27% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Acura TL drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Acura TL year in the same window: 11th highest of the 13 ranked years.
That makes 2013 one of the three best-measured Acura TL years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 62 complaints about the 2013 Acura TL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura TL by model year
Other 2013 Acura models
Newest record on this page: July 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted