NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Acura TLX Recalls
The 2018 Acura TLX has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 21, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Acura TLX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 96
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Acura TLX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2018 Acura TLX
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger
- Campaign
- 26V332000
- Reported
- May 21, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 98,892
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2021, 2023 TLX, 16 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 23V858000
- Reported
- December 18, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,490,460
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2017, 2019–2020 TLX, 19 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical
- Campaign
- 23V751000
- Reported
- November 13, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 248,999
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2017, 2019–2020 TLX, 4 other models
Fuel system, other: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 19V060000
- Reported
- January 29, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 437,032
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2017, 2019 TLX, 2 other models
2018 Acura TLX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 96 owner complaints about the 2018 Acura TLX, the newest on October 7, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Acura TLX, the component group named most often is the engine (32%), followed by the electrical system (21%) and the fuel/propulsion system (15%).
None of the 2018 Acura TLX's 4 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2018 Acura TLX owners gave the mileage (28 complaints), the median was 42,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine31
- Electrical System20
- Fuel/Propulsion System14
- Unknown Or Other13
- Engine And Engine Cooling12
- Power Train11
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 30 | |
| 2025 | 17 | |
| 2026 | 9 |
Complaints about the 2018 Acura TLX peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 30. 20% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Acura TLX drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Acura TLX year in the same window: 6th highest of the 8 ranked years.
That makes 2018 one of the three best-measured Acura TLX years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 96 complaints about the 2018 Acura TLX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura TLX by model year
Other 2018 Acura models
Newest record on this page: October 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted