1991 Acura Legend: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1991 Acura Legend. The newest campaign is 01V053000. NHTSA received the report on 22 Feb 2001. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Electrical / Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.. NHTSA has 117 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 01V053000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the amplifier circuit boards. Owner notification began march 26, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact acura at 1-800-382-2238.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 61,388 units in total.
01V053000Received . 47,158 units.
Equipment / Electrical / Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: sedan and coupe model vehicles equipped with a bose audio system that had separate speaker amplifiers mounted behind the rear seat back. A transistor in the speaker amplifier could overheat.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This overheating can result in smoke or the possibility of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the amplifier circuit boards. Owner notification began march 26, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact acura at 1-800-382-2238.
Report filed by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
91V065000Received . 14,230 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Transmission shift cable bracket can be damaged by the engine rocking forward on engine mounts in a minor collision.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
When the shift cable bracket is damaged, the shift leverposition may not correctly indicate the transmission gear position. This couldresult in unanticipated movement of the car and an accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace the transmission shift cable and attaching hardware with redesigned assemblies.
Report filed by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
117 complaints, 158 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1991 Acura Legend
- All 1991 vehicles
| Component | 1991 Legend | All 1991 vehicles | Legend, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment | 424.1 | 23.9 | 215.8 | 67 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 94.9 | 181.9 | 132.7 | 15 |
| Air Bags | 88.6 | 28.1 | 103 | 14 |
| Power Train | 63.3 | 103.9 | 77.2 | 10 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 63.3 | 36.8 | 81.2 | 10 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 63.3 | 99.7 | 59.4 | 10 |
| Visibility | 38 | 33.4 | 31.7 | 6 |
| Structure | 38 | 56.4 | 39.6 | 6 |
| Steering | 19 | 40 | 25.7 | 3 |
| Seat Belts | 19 | 92.1 | 45.5 | 3 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 14
- Complaints that report a fire
- 6
- Injuries in the complaints
- 10
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 24 Feb 2018
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1991 Acura LegendThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1991 Acura Legend: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/acura/legend/1991/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1991 Acura Legend?
- 61,388 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Acura Legend have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Acura Legend, model years 1986 to 1995. 2 of them name the 1991 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1991 Acura Legend name most often?
- Equipment: 67 of 158 component mentions, or 424.1 per 1,000. For all 1991 vehicles the figure is 23.9 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1991 Acura Legend open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.