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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
19UUA8F23CA••••••2012 Acura TL
This build draws 1.8× more complaints than the average 2012 Acura TL build (4 vs 2).
4on this build
118on the model
52builds in total
Most reportedAir Bags 2Steering 1Visibility 1
What owners of this build wrote
VisibilityMar 2021
The contact owns a 2012 acura tl. The contact was driving at 60 mph when she heard an explosion and pulled over on the side of the highway. The contact stated that the sunroof glass had exploded. The contact informed the manufacturer of the failure and was informed to contact…
Air BagsMar 2016
Takata recall. I live in north carolina. The acura tl is kept at a home I own in woodridge, il. I received a notice from acura in march 2016 that the airbag needed to be replaced. I contacted mcgrath acura of westmont where I purchased the car to have the airbag replaced. The…
SteeringDec 2012
12/19/2012 9am, I was driving california freeway (110) about 30 miles/hr. Weather was clear, road was dry and no pot holes. I got "power steering warning" lights/beeps and I could not steer the car. It was very stiff to steer and I barely pulled over to the curve.(engine was…
Air BagsNov 2014
The contact owns a 2012 acura tl. The contact stated that upon purchasing the vehicle from an independent dealer, the air bag sensor illuminated. The contact was not provided with a main key and only had a secondary key. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who performed a…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 19UUA8F23CA003920 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.