2021 Acura TLX Type S: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2021 Acura TLX Type S. The campaign is 25V031000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Jan 2025. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Software. NHTSA has 32 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 25V031000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will reprogram the FI-ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2025. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are EL1 and AL0.
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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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 294,612 units in total.
25V031000Received . 294,612 units.
Electrical System / Software
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Acura MDX Type-S, 2023-2025 Honda Pilot, and 2021-2025 Acura TLX Type-S vehicles. A software error in the fuel injection electronic control unit (FI-ECU) may cause an engine stall or a loss of power.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An engine stall or loss of power can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will reprogram the FI-ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2025. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are EL1 and AL0.
Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number EL1, AL0. 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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Complaints by component
32 complaints, 36 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 |
|---|---|
| Power Train | 29 |
| Engine | 4 |
| Electrical System | 2 |
| Suspension | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 31 May 2026
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
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP26001 | Defect petition | All wheel drive allegation | Power Train / Automatic Transmission | 6 Mar 2026 | 4 Aug 2026 |
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.
- 20211
- 20221
- 20231
- 20241
- 20251
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 2021 Acura TLX Type SThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2021 Acura TLX Type S: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/acura/tlx-type-s/2021/. 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
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2021 Acura TLX Type S?
- 294,612 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Acura TLX Type S have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the Acura TLX Type S, model years 2021 to 2025. It names the 2021 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2021 Acura TLX Type S name most often?
- Power Train: 29 of 36 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2021 Acura TLX Type S open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.