2015 Acura TLX Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 3%of 344 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 25,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the air bags of the 2015 Acura TLX, 3% of the 344 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 25,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Car won't crank and won't start. Ended up stranded numerous times within the last 2 months while out shopping. Each time stranded, the car would start after being jumped by another vehicle each time. After the first account of being stranded and jumped by another vehicle, I immediately drove to the dealership and was told by the dealership that my car battery was testing very good and they said my battery would recharge itself and that the drainage could be due to the hot texas weather. Not so much the case as I ended up stranded two days after that, once again. …”
NHTSA complaint #11366844, filed 2020-10, 50,000 miles“Takata recall: I received a safety recall letter from Acura automobile division dated march 2016. I was on vacation when the letter was mailed. Upon returing home and reading this recall notice I called Acura clients relations on march 24, 2016. They told me to call the dealer service manger where I purchase my car. I went to the dealer on march 30, 2016. I had to sign Acura takata airbag inflator replacement vehicle retention/storage owner indemnification agreement. I was given a purchase to take to enterprise car rental for a rental card. …”
NHTSA complaint #10865886, filed 2016-05, 4,514 miles“After a minor fender bender, the vehicle became completely disabled and blocked four (4) lanes of traffic for almost four (4) hours. The driver-side knee airbag deployed and several sensors/relays became inoperable and the car reported a braking system failure that rendered the car immobile. The tires locked up and the vehicle subsequently had to be dragged onto a flatbed tow truck. Additionally, the acuralink service did not contact me until 90+ minutes later and the assist/sos button fell off of the car before I could engage it. …”
NHTSA complaint #10789314, filed 2015-11, 3,000 miles“In an impact with a parked car that totaled the TLX , the airbags never deployed which LED to injury to the drivers chest and the hip of the passenger in the front of the car. The attached picture show that the front in is crushed while the inside pictures show that the airbags never deployed. After the impact the car could not be controlled. Per driver, she tried to break, but car did not stop. She tried to turn power off at ignition but that did not stop. Put car in park but it continued rolling backwards until the car impacted a retaining wall damaging the backend of the car. …”
NHTSA complaint #11231579, filed 2019-07, 50,000 miles“My check airbag light came on. Also, when I'm driving, my car stalls in the middle of the road and is unable to move, and it keeps doing that. And it does not have a check engine light, but it keeps stalling.”
NHTSA complaint #11541235, filed 2023-08Related service bulletins
- 10173889Apr 7, 2020Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is collecting a set of HEALTHY side airbags from certain 2015 TLXs which fits the criteria listed below.
- 10172950Mar 19, 2020Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is collecting a set of HEALTHY side airbags from certain 2015 TLXs which fits the criteria listed below.
- 10172420Mar 3, 2020Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is collecting a set of HEALTHY side airbags from certain 2015 TLXs which fits the criteria listed below.
- 10171550Feb 13, 2020Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is collecting a set of HEALTHY side airbags from certain 2015 TLXs which fits the criteria listed below.
- 10170792Jan 24, 2020Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is collecting a set of HEALTHY side airbags from certain 2015 TLXs which fits the criteria listed below.
- 10170200Jan 7, 2020Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is collecting a set of HEALTHY side airbags from certain 2015 TLXs which fits the criteria listed below.
- 10169075Dec 2, 2019Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is collecting a set of HEALTHY side airbags from certain 2015 TLXs which fits the criteria listed below.
- 10168086Nov 14, 2019Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is collecting a set of HEALTHY side airbags from certain 2015 TLXs which fits the criteria listed below.
- 10167166Oct 28, 2019Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is collecting a set of HEALTHY side airbags from certain 2015 TLXs which fits the criteria listed below.
- 10166518Oct 9, 2019Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is collecting a set of HEALTHY side airbags from certain 2015 TLXs which fits the criteria listed below.
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2015 Acura TLX
161 complaintsEngine
83 complaintsElectrical system
64 complaintsOther or unknown
42 complaintsBrakes
24 complaintsVehicle speed control
23 complaintsFuel system
21 complaintsSteering
15 complaintsElectronic stability control
14 complaintsEngine cooling
14 complaintsBody and structure
13 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
12 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2015 Acura TLX
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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