2018 ACURA TLX

4 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations (2 open), 150 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations32 open
Owner complaints150
Complaints citing a crash4
Complaints citing a fire1

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 4 of 4

26V3320002026-05-21

AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER

Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.

23V8580002023-12-18

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

23V7510002023-11-13

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL

A damaged engine may run improperly or stall while driving, increasing the risk of a fire, crash, or injury.

19V0600002019-01-29

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

Reduced fuel pump performance can result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of crash.

What owners report most

  • 31ENGINE
  • 17ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 14FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
  • 13UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 11ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
  • 10POWER TRAIN
  • 7SERVICE BRAKES
  • 6STEERING

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Two 2018 ACURA TLXs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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