The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Early Warning Reporting · Acura
Acura TLX: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Acura reported 170 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Acura TLX, model years 2015–2025, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
170 incidents reported
4 deaths, as claimed
191 injuries, as claimed
2015–2025 model years named
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 50 | 1 | 55 | — | — |
| 2016 | 18 | 0 | 24 | — | — |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 22,410 | 49 |
| 2018 | 21 | 0 | 24 | 32,113 | 65 |
| 2019 | 24 | 2 | 25 | 29,170 | 82 |
| 2020 | 19 | 0 | 21 | 28,894 | 66 |
| 2021 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 30,777 | 55 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12,130 | 33 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18,252 | 16 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4,424 | 45 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10,336 | 9.7 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 55 | 0 |
| Seats | 20 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 16 | 0 |
| Visibility | 13 | 1 |
| Power Train | 11 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 10 | 1 |
| Structure | 10 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 10 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 9 | 1 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 9 | 1 |
| Seat Belts | 9 | 1 |
| Electrical System | 8 | 0 |
| Steering System | 7 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 4 | 0 |
| Rollover | 4 | 0 |
| Fire | 2 | 0 |
| Suspension System | 2 | 0 |
| ESC | 1 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Acura TLX puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Acura TLX, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | 2021 | NC | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-27 | 2019 | PA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-12 | 2019 | GA | 1 | 0 | Engine and Cooling System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-19 | 2018 | OH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| not reported | 2020 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2025 Q4 |
| not reported | 2019 | NC | 0 | 3 | Fuel System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-11-17 | 2022 | MD | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q4 |
| not reported | 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2025 Q3 |
| not reported | 2018 | SC | 0 | 2 | Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q3 |
| not reported | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-28 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-04-16 | 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-04-05 | 2016 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-03-10 | 2021 | MD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-03-06 | 2021 | KY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| not reported | 2024 | NV | 0 | 2 | Fuel System | 2025 Q1 |
| not reported | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2025 Q1 |
| not reported | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2024 Q4 |
| not reported | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q4 |
| not reported | 2016 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-11-25 | 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2024-10-09 | 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-09-05 | 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2024-08-15 | 2021 | FL | 1 | 0 | Forward Collision | 2025 Q3 |
| 2024-08-07 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-07-15 | 2023 | WI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-06-14 | 2022 | IL | 0 | 2 | Steering System | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-05-05 | 2020 | SC | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-04-14 | 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-03-26 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-12-27 | 2018 | NJ | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q2 |
| 2023-12-18 | 2016 | KS | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-12-09 | 2019 | PR | 0 | 1 | Fuel System · Seats | 2024 Q2 |
| 2023-12-03 | 2015 | MD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2023-09-12 | 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| not reported | 2015 | VT | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-08-29 | 2020 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Fuel System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2023-08-16 | 2020 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-05-29 | 2021 | NY | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-05-15 | 2021 | DC | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-05-05 | 2015 | MD | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-04-15 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-03-09 | 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| not reported | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Visibility · Structure | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-02-15 | 2020 | NY | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-01-09 | 2019 | OK | 1 | 0 | Visibility | 2023 Q2 |
| not reported | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-11-11 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 4 | Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-11-06 | 2020 | TN | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-10-27 | 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q1 |
| not reported | 2019 | NY | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-06-24 | 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2022 Q3 |
| not reported | 2022 | NY | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-05-05 | 2021 | NV | 0 | 2 | No System/Component Specified | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-04-26 | 2021 | NV | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-03-19 | 2021 | MA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2022 Q1 |
| 2022-03-15 | 2020 | NY | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-02-13 | 2018 | PA | 0 | 2 | ESC · Forward Collision | 2022 Q1 |
| 2022-01-08 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2022 Q1 |
| 2022-01-01 | 2021 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts · Forward Collision | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-12-23 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2022 Q1 |
| not reported | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-11-13 | 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q1 |
| 2021-10-19 | 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-10-07 | 2016 | OH | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System | 2021 Q4 |
| not reported | 2021 | NY | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-07-05 | 2020 | NY | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-06-18 | 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-05-26 | 2020 | MD | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-04-27 | 2017 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-01-06 | 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-12-03 | 2019 | VA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System · Rollover | 2020 Q4 |
| not reported | 2015 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-11-08 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-10-31 | 2020 | NY | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Visibility · Structure | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-09-10 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-09-09 | 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-09-08 | 2016 | NV | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| not reported | 2019 | — | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-07-17 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| not reported | 2020 | MA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2020 Q1 |
| not reported | 2020 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Seats | 2020 Q1 |
| not reported | 2018 | GA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2020 Q1 |
| not reported | 2017 | NY | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2020 Q1 |
| not reported | 2020 | PA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2019 Q4 |
| not reported | 2019 | NY | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-11-21 | 2017 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-11-15 | 2019 | IN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts · Forward Collision | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-10-09 | 2019 | LA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-09-26 | 2015 | KY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-09-18 | 2019 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q4 |
| not reported | 2020 | CT | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2019 Q3 |
| not reported | 2019 | ME | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| not reported | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2019 Q3 |
| not reported | 2015 | MI | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-07-09 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags · Forward Collision | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-06-14 | 2015 | NJ | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2019 Q2 |
| not reported | 2019 | PA | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2019 Q2 |
| not reported | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-05-11 | 2019 | CT | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-04-27 | 2019 | IN | 0 | 2 | Seats | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-03-27 | 2018 | CT | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| not reported | 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2019 Q1 |
| not reported | 2017 | MD | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-02-17 | 2018 | IN | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-02-11 | 2018 | CO | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-01-25 | 2016 | SC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-01-23 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-01-19 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-01-17 | 2019 | MS | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-01-07 | 2019 | MS | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2019 Q1 |
| not reported | 2018 | IN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q4 |
| not reported | 2016 | MN | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2018 Q4 |
| not reported | 2015 | UT | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-09-05 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Rollover · Lane Departure | 2019 Q1 |
| not reported | 2018 | MD | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2018 Q3 |
| not reported | 2018 | WA | 0 | 2 | Power Train | 2018 Q3 |
| not reported | 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-08-14 | 2019 | NV | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-08-04 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-07-12 | 2016 | TN | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-06-26 | 2015 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| not reported | 2017 | FL | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2018 Q2 |
| not reported | 2015 | MN | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-05-31 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-05-28 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-05-20 | 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-04-15 | 2015 | NJ | 0 | 3 | Visibility | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-04-14 | 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-03-23 | 2018 | OH | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-01-30 | 2015 | WA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-01-28 | 2015 | FL | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-01-10 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-01-09 | 2017 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-01-02 | 2016 | GA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-12-01 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-11-16 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-10-17 | 2017 | MO | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-08-19 | 2015 | CO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-08-13 | 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-07-24 | 2016 | RI | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-07-22 | 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2018 Q4 |
| 2017-06-29 | 2015 | NY | 0 | 2 | Power Train | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-03-27 | 2015 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-03-21 | 2015 | LA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-03-06 | 2017 | VA | 0 | 1 | Suspension System · Seats | 2017 Q2 |
| not reported | 2017 | GA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2017 Q1 |
| not reported | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2017 Q1 |
| 2017-02-22 | 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2017 Q1 |
| not reported | 2015 | MI | 0 | 2 | Structure | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-10-31 | 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-10-16 | 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-10-14 | 2015 | NC | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Fire | 2016 Q4 |
| not reported | 2015 | WV | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-08-19 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-06-25 | 2015 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-06-08 | 2015 | — | 1 | 1 | Seat Belts · Vehicle Speed Control | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-06-08 | 2015 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-05-04 | 2015 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-03-05 | 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2016 Q1 |
| not reported | 2015 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Suspension System | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-12-14 | 2015 | LA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Air Bags · Rollover | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-12-14 | 2015 | LA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Rollover | 2015 Q4 |
| not reported | 2015 | IL | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-10-18 | 2015 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-08-02 | 2015 | NY | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2016 Q3 |
| 2015-05-30 | 2015 | NY | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2018 Q2 |
| 2015-05-08 | 2015 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2015 Q2 |
| 2015-05-07 | 2015 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts · Vehicle Speed Control | 2015 Q2 |
| 2015-01-11 | 2015 | NY | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2015 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Acura received alleging a death or injury in a Acura TLX and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a TLX that sold more will have more rows. All Acura models · What these reports are, and are not.