NHTSA Safety Recalls
Acura TSX Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 13 recall campaigns for the Acura TSX, across 11 model years from 2004 to 2014. The 2011 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2014 (3).
No Acura TSX model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2009, is at 5.5×.
- Model years
- 11
- Recall campaigns
- 13
- Most recalls
- 2011
- Owner complaints
- 671
2004–2014, with a recall
7 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 671 complaints with NHTSA about the Acura TSX across 11 model years; the most, 142, concern the 2004.
Owners marked a crash on 45 of the Acura TSX complaints (7%) and a fire on 5.
Across all Acura TSX model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 219 complaints), then the air bags (120).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Acura TSX in 2018: 79, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Acura TSX is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 33 model-year listings.
The newest Acura TSX recall, 19V502000, was reported on June 27, 2019 and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module.
Acura TSX years to avoid
The best-measured Acura TSX years are 2012 (0.8×), 2005 (0.9×) and 2006 (0.9×).
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Acura TSX years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Acura TSX
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE33
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING5
- STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS5
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL5
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS1
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL1
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1
Acura TSX model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Acura TSX recall campaign (13)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19V502000June 27, 2019 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2009–2014 | injury and death | 9,555 |
| 19V378000May 16, 2019 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2009–2014 | crash and injury | 19,138 |
| 18V661000September 27, 2018 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2010–2014 | injury and death | 1,355,406 |
| 18V042000January 9, 2018 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2009–2013 | injury and death | 691,726 |
| 17V545000August 31, 2017 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2009–2012 | crash and injury | 3,257 |
| 17V030000January 10, 2017 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2009–2012 | injury and death | 977,708 |
| 16V346000May 24, 2016 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2009–2011 | injury and death | 2,719,386 |
| 13V093000March 15, 2013 | engine and engine cooling | 2004–2008 | crash | 76,253 |
| 10V174000April 29, 2010 | steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections | 2004–2008 | fire | 167,255 |
| 07V097000March 14, 2007 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2005 | crash | 166,561 |
| 06V270000July 26, 2006 | equipment: other: owners/service/other manual | 2006 | — | 1,190,000 |
| 04V429000September 3, 2004 | exterior lighting: tail lights | 2004 | crash | 40,060 |
| 19E068000 | vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 2004–2008 | crash | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Acura TSX. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: August 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted