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Acura Recalls by VIN

Paste the VIN of any Acura below to see every recall for its model and year. Every one of the 140 NHTSA campaigns across 15 Acura models is listed underneath — including how long Acura takes to admit a defect: 6.86 years on average.

NHTSA campaigns · 140 campaigns · 15 models · Updated Nov 3, 2026
Quick answer

Acura has 140 recall campaigns across 15 models. A defect is admitted 6.86 years after the car was built on average, and 62.3% of campaigns come five years or later.

What gets recalled on a Acura

By number of separate campaigns, not by cars affected — one campaign can cover a million vehicles or a thousand.

FIG.01·Acura — what gets recalled
SystemCampaignsShare
Air Bags3323.6%
Exterior Lighting1712.1%
Power Train139.3%
Service Brakes, Hydraulic117.9%
Fuel System, Gasoline107.1%
Electrical System85.7%
Equipment85.7%
Steering75%
ROWS 8·SOURCE NHTSA recall campaigns

How long a defect stays unadmitted

Campaign numbers encode the year they were announced, so we can measure how quickly Acura acts once a defect exists.

FIG.02·Acura — how fast defects are admitted
MeasureValueWhat it means
Average gap6.86 yearsBetween the car being built and the defect being admitted
Admitted 5+ years later62.3%Share of campaigns on cars already well used
Campaigns on record140Across 15 models, 1986–2026
ROWS 3·SOURCE ForCar, computed from NHTSA campaign numbers

Across all brands the average is 3.79 years. Faster is better, but a low figure can also mean a young line-up — read it next to the number of campaigns.

Acura recalls by model

15 Acura models have campaigns on record. The gap between them is wider than the brand average suggests: on the NSX a defect is admitted in 2.7 years, on the Legend it takes 11.1 — the same company, the same paperwork, 8.4 years of difference.

FIG.03·Acura recalls by model
ModelCampaignsYears coveredMost recalled systemAvg gap before admission
Acura MDX452001–2026Air bags6.8 yrs
Acura TL271987–2014Air bags6.9 yrs
Acura RL211987–2012Air bags8 yrs
Acura Integra191985–2026Exterior lighting10.2 yrs
Acura RDX172007–2026Air bags4.3 yrs
Acura ZDX152010–2026Air bags5.7 yrs
Acura TLX132015–2026Fuel system, gasoline3.6 yrs
Acura TSX132004–2014Air bags6.8 yrs
Acura CL111987–2003Air bags9.1 yrs
Acura ILX112013–2026Fuel system, gasoline3.8 yrs
Acura Legend111986–1995Exterior lighting11.1 yrs
Acura RLX72014–2026Fuel system, gasoline2.8 yrs
Acura RSX62002–2006Exterior lighting3.4 yrs
Acura NSX51987–2022Fuel system, gasoline2.7 yrs
Acura SLX41996–1999Service brakes, hydraulic0.2 yrs
ROWS 15·SOURCE NHTSA + ForCar

Check your own car

Acura has 140 campaigns on record across 15 models, but none of them covers a whole model — only a production range inside it, sometimes a few weeks of assembly. So the 140 figure says nothing about any particular Acura: decoding the VIN narrows those 140 down to the recalls for one model and year. Whether the free fix was already carried out on that exact car, NHTSA's own VIN lookup or any Acura dealer can tell you.

FIG.05·How to check a recall by VIN
StepWhat you get
Enter the VIN aboveEvery recall for that model and year, straight from NHTSA
Check the repair statusNHTSA's own VIN lookup or a dealer shows if this car was fixed
Book at any franchised dealerRecall work is free regardless of age, mileage or owner
ROWS 3·SOURCE ForCar

Every manufacturer files recalls; what differs is how many and how fast — see where Acura stands among all makes on record →

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Frequently asked questions

How many recalls does Acura have?

140 campaigns across 15 models. On its own the number reflects how many models a brand sells — the response time says more.

Is Acura slow to admit defects?

On average a Acura defect is admitted 6.86 years after the car was built, against about 3.79 years across all brands. 62.3% of campaigns come five years or later.

Does a recall mean the car is unsafe?

It means a specific fault was found in a specific production range and must be fixed free of charge. A brand with many campaigns is not automatically worse — sometimes it simply reports faster.

How do I check my own Acura?

By VIN. Campaigns cover production ranges, so the model alone does not tell you whether your car is affected.

Recall campaigns from NHTSA, published as filed. Years elapsed before admission computed by ForCar from the campaign number, which encodes the year it was announced. Last updated Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.
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