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2008 Acura TL airbags problems

The 2008 Acura TL has 34 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 19% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

34

Airbags complaints

19%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

TL airbags complaints by model year199 complaints1996: 3 complaints1997: 2 complaints1998: 1 complaints1999: 13 complaints2000: 66 complaints2001: 15 complaints2002: 43 complaints2003: 51 complaints2004: 199 complaints2005: 145 complaints2006: 85 complaints2007: 41 complaints2008: 34 complaints2009: 19 complaints2010: 34 complaints2011: 13 complaints2012: 43 complaints2013: 19 complaints2014: 8 complaints
TL airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I HAVE ALREADY PAID ACURA TO REPLACE MY DASHBOARD ONCE DUE TO THE AIRBAG PUSHING UP ON DASH AND CRACKING IT. I NOW HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN, THE DASH HAS CRACKED ON PASSENGER SIDE IN PERFECT RECTANGLE WHERE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT DEPLOYMENT IS LIKLEY/IMMINENET AND I AM…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · July 5, 2019

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2008 Acura TL have?

NHTSA has 34 complaints about the 2008 Acura TL airbags — 19% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.