1998 Acura TL: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1998 Acura TL. The newest campaign is 99V227000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Aug 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission. NHTSA has 18 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, 99V227000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a redesigned bolt.
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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
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. 221,393 units in total.
99V227000Received . 96,518 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. A transmission case bolt can loosen and fall out allowing the transmission to disengage from the differential.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The vehicle could lose power to the drive wheels without warning. Also, shifting the transmission into the park position would not lock the wheels, and a parked vehicle could move unexpectedly if the parking brake is not set.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a redesigned bolt.
Report filed by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.. Manufacturer campaign number K68. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
99V069000Received . 124,875 units.
Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball Joint
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Certain vehicles were manufactured with ball joints that can prematurely wear out and, in the worse case, the ball joint would separate causing the front suspension to collapse.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition would result in vehicle deceleration and a sudden loss of power. Also steering controllability would be reduced.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the front suspension lower ball joints.
Report filed by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
18 complaints, 20 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 8 |
| Electrical System | 2 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 |
| Structure | 2 |
| Power Train | 2 |
| Steering | 1 |
| Air Bags | 1 |
| Suspension | 1 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 3
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 3
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 17 Nov 2009
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.
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 1998 Acura TLThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1998 Acura TL: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/acura/tl/1998/. 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
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1998 Acura TL?
- 221,393 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 TL have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 25 recall campaigns for the Acura TL, model years 1996 to 2014. 2 of them name the 1998 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1998 Acura TL name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 8 of 20 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Acura TL open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.