2004 Acura TL body problems

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DASHBOARD HAS CRACK FROM PASSENGER SIDE MIDDLE ALL THE WAY TOWARD DRIVER SIDE. STARTED ABOUT YEAR 10 AND GOT WORSE OVER THE YEARS. AFTER READING SOME OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE I AM ALSO WORRIED AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT COULD EITHER NOT TRIGGER OR TRIGGER ACCIDENTALLY HURTING A PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE. I ALSO TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS INSTRUCTED AS OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE EVEN THOUGH SEEMS TO BE MANUFACTURE DEFECT.

NHTSA complaint #11339904 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE AIR BAG HOUSING. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THAT THE AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY IMPROPERLY WHICH MAY CAUSE SEVERE INJURY TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS FROM DEBRIS FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE, CASE NUMBER: 10142090. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

NHTSA complaint #11298192 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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IM NOT SURE WHEN IT HAPPENED AS I WAS WILLED THIS CAR AFTER MY MOTHER PASSED, AND IT WAS LIKE THIS PRIOR TO HER BUYING IT. BUT THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER GOING DOWN TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND DASH GAUGES. FROM WHAT IVE READ THIS IS VERY COMMON IN ACURAS 04-08, BUT I AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYING PROPERLY. FROM WHAT IVE READ EVERYONE WHO HAS BROUGHT THIS TO ACURAS ATTENTION HAS HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET IT FIXED, OR LEAVE AS IS.

NHTSA complaint #11279875 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE DASHBOARD PANEL OF MY 04 ACURA TL IS SEVERELY CRACKED. MY CONCERN IS IF IN THE EVENT AN AIRBAG DID DEPLOY DUE TO FALSE SENSORS OR EVEN DUE TO AN ACCIDENT, HOW MUCH DAMAGE WILL THIS CAUSE ME? I UNDERSTAND THAT AN AIRBAG WILL ANNIHILATE THE DASH IF ACTIVATED AND HOPEFULLY DAMAGES ARE MINIMAL BUT THAT WAS TESTED WITH A DASHBOARD PANEL THAT WAS FULLY INTACT. I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED SINCE I ALSO HAVE 98 FORERUNNER AND THE DASH PANEL IS NEARLY EMACULANT. I FEEL THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE PLASTIC IN THESE VEHICLES THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED.

NHTSA complaint #11140711 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD APPEAR RAPIDLY, STARTING BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LOCATION. FIRST CRACK A WEEK AGO AND NOW A ANOTHER ONE......AFRAID THAT AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY OR NOT DEPLOY AND ACCORDING TO MANY ACURA TL 2004 OWNERS THIS IS A VERY COMMON AND UPSETTING MATTER.

NHTSA complaint #11055042 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD AROUND THE AIR BAG AREA WAS CRACKED. THE AIR BAGS AND WIRING WERE NOT EXPOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

NHTSA complaint #11025056 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASH COVER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

NHTSA complaint #10949471 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I PURCHASED MY 2004 ACURA TL FROM AUTOLAND USA IN SELDEN, NY ON APRIL 5TH, 2016. THE VEHICLE IS IN GREAT SHAPE. NO TORN SEATS, INTERIOR ISSUES OR ANY OTHER VISIBLE ISSUES AT TIME OF PURCHASE. JUST ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, I NOTICED THESE CRACKS FORMING ON MY DASHBOARD. I KNOW THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING COMPLAINTS ON QUITE A FEW MESSAGE AND COMPLAINT BOARDS AND WEBSITES. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT WILL ACURA DO TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE, BECAUSE I ALSO HAVE A 1992 HONDA ACCORD IN MY DRIVEWAY, THAT STILL HAS A PERFECTLY INTACT DASHBOARD AND THE ACCORD IS MUCH OLDER THAN THIS ACURA. I HAVE ATTACHED A FEW PICTURES TO CONFIRM MY CLAIM. THANK YOU. [XXX] UNSATISFIED CUSTOMER INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'

NHTSA complaint #10936061 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AROUND THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

NHTSA complaint #10930264 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING FRACTURED ALONG THE LOWER SECTION OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

NHTSA complaint #10894832 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

NHTSA complaint #10894282 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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LARGE CRACK APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD TODAY. I GOOGLED AND FOUND OUT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF ACURA TLS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT DONE A RECALL. I CALLED ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS AS WELL AS DEALER. THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING. THE CRACK DASHBOARD IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE SRS AIRBAG SITS BEHIND THAT AND CAN EXPLODE.

NHTSA complaint #10875792 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING. NOW, IT HAS CRACKS ALL OVER. PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE. THIS MAY CAUSE ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS. I LOOKED ON LINE AND THIS IS VERY COMMON IN 2004 TLS. ACURA REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE. SOME HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THEIR AIR BAGS DUE TO THE CRACKING.

NHTSA complaint #10855673 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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NOT SURE IF THIS IS TAKATA ISSUE AS WELL! OR DUE TO DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD MATERIALS WHICH HAVE CRACKED SEVERELY BAD! WHEN IT STARTED THEY WERE LINES HARDLY NOTICEABLE! NOW DUE TO NEGLEGANCE OF THE COMPANY THE PRIMARY CRACKS ARE OVER THE AIRBAG AREA & HAVE CREVICES ACROSS TOP AND THEY ARE ACROSS ENTIRE DASHBOARD? THE LIGHT FOR AIRBAGS COMES ON AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES? THE SEAT BELT BEEPING INDICATOR IS NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME ANYMORE! MY CAR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2004 IS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE FROM WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME! THAT IS OF COURSE UNTIL THEY SEE THE CRATERS IN THE DASH OF WHAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE A HIGHER END NICE MODEL CAR THAT SHOULD HOLD UP BETTER THAN???? THIS IS NOT TO MENTION THE FACT OF SAFETY? IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THE AIRBAGS HAVE DRIED OUT OR BECAME EFFECTED DUE TO THESE LARGE CRACKS AS WELL AS WHAT OTHER DAMAGE IT COULD BE CAUSING ELECTRONICALLY? AM I GOING TO END UP IN SOME HORRIFIC CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO AIRBAG RELEASE WHEN JUST DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THEN IT ALL BE MY FAULT FOR SWEVING OVER IN ANOTHER LANE AND CAUSE THE ACCIDENT! THEN IT WILL LOOK AS IF I WERE AT FAULT AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AS THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE, INSTEAD OPENED PREMATURELY DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS? OF COURSE THIS IS A HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION BUT I WOULD THINK TOTALLY PLAUSIBLE!!! AND ALL DUE TO NOT HAVING RECALLED WHAT EVERYONE ALREADY KNOWS THAT DASHBOARD MATERIAL ON THIS MODEL AND OTHERS THAT WERE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY DEALERS SAME YEAR MODELS 2004-2008 FOR THE SAME IDENTICAL REASONS! THAT SEEMS LIKE A ROLL OF THE DIE AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE! NOT TO MENTION A LIABILITY TO ALL CONSUMERS THAT HAPPEN TO BE DRIVING THESE VEHICLES!

NHTSA complaint #10854548 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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CLEAR COAT IS PEELING REAL BAD

NHTSA complaint #10850524 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE TOP OF THE DASH IN MY ACURA HAS MANY CRACKS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED TO THE POINT WHERE I BELIEVE IT MY IMPACT THE AIR BAG. MINOR CRACKS MIGHT BE SEEN WITH TIME IN THE DASH HOWEVER THESE ARE LARGE, NUMEROUS AND OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE FIXED.

NHTSA complaint #10836894 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY DASH IS CRACKING AT AN ACCELERATED RATE. FIRST AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, THEN STARTED SINKING DEEPER THAT MAKES AN OBVIOUS RECTANGLE ON MY DASH. MY CONCERN IS IF THE DASH IS DRY ENOUGH TO SPLIT ALONG THE AIRBAG SEAMS, THEN WHAT WOULD PREVENT SHARDS OF DASH FLYING OFF IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS? THIS SHOULD GET SOME SERIOUS SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS.

NHTSA complaint #10788494 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I HAVE A 2004 ACURA TL AND IN THE LAST MONTHS CRACKS HAVE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, DIRECTLY AROUND THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT OF WORKMANSHIP AND OR MATERIALS. THERE IS WAY TOO MUCH CONSISTENCY IN THE POSITIONS OF THE CRACKS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE. HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ACURATLDEFECTIVEDASH/POSTS/219662424726766 MY CAR HAS 165K MILES, IS GARAGE KEPT, DETAILED REGULARLY WITH ONE OWNER.

NHTSA complaint #10748749 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I HAVE OWNED MY 2004 SINCE 2011 AND SINCE THEN I HAVE NOTICED MY DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING MORE AND MORE HAVE CRACK LINES ALL OVER THE DASH I AM NOT THE ONLY ACURA TL OWNER EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10705922 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE CRACKS AROUND PASSANGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE THE FIRST CRACK APPEAR. THE CRACKS ARE ON ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD. SOME CHIPPING STARTED NOW. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO ISSUE BUT COULDN'T CLEAR THE LIGHT. THE CAR IS ALWAYS PARKED IN GARAGE AND UNDER CANOPY AT WORK.

NHTSA complaint #10705320 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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EXTENSIVE CRACKING OF DASHBOARD COVER, INCLUDING NEAR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WHICH MAY CAUSE DASHBOARD PIECES TO BECOME MISSILES IN THE EVENT OF DEPLOYMENT OF THIS AIRBAG. ACURA HAS OF THIS DATE NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR IN ANY WAY THAT I KNOW OF ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PRODUCT ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10705168 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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A SMALL CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD ON LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. OVER TIME, THE CRACK HAS GROWN AND ANOTHER CRACK HAS DEVELOPED ON THE RIGHT SIDE ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. BOTH CRACKS ARE OF EQUAL LENGTH RUNNING FROM THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD DOWN PAST THE AIRBAG. NOW THERE ARE MORE THAN 6 CRACKS ON THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND THEY ARE PROGRESSING IN ALL DIRECTIONS EVERYDAY. RAPID PROGRESSION OF THESE CRACKS (SPECIALLY THE ONES AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AREA) MAKES ME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING AROUND THIS CAR. IF THE DASHBOARD IS NOT REPLACED IMMEDIATELY, THIS AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY PRE MATURELY AND CAUSE SERIOUS HARM AND/OR INJURY AND/OR DEATH OF MY FAMILY MEMBER. THIS DEFINITELY LOOKS LIKE A RECALL ISSUE AND ACURA/DEALER NEEDS TO PAY FOR THE PART TO BE FIXED AND/OR REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #10702579 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE DASHBOARD IS SPIDERWEBBING WITH CRACKS, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG.

NHTSA complaint #10702081 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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3 CRACKS HAVE BEEN FORMING FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS ON MY DASH FROM THE MIDDLE SPEAKER OVER TO THE LEFT AIRBAG COMPARTMENT AREA. THEY ARE NOW BEGINNING TO SPLIT. THE AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO NOW COMES ON WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER RIDING ON THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT. DEALERSHIP GAVE ME A REPLACEMENT PRICE OF $2500 BUT THAT ACURA CORPORATE IS KNOCKING OFF LESS THAN $200 FOR "GOODWILL". THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT.

NHTSA complaint #10692067 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF A 2004 ACURA TL THAT I PURCHASED IN OCTOBER OF 2007. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT VEHICLE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A RECENT DEFECT ISSUE. THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED MULTIPLE TIMES DIRECTLY OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AS WELL AS OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT REPORTED BY SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. I'M AFRAID THE CRACKS MAY CAUSE INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WHICH WOULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO MYSELF OR ANY OTHER OCCUPANT THAT MAY BE IN MY CAR. I STRONGLY BELIEVE ACURA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND HANDLE THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10689889 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD HAD SEVERELY CRACKED AROUND THE AIR BAG AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA complaint #10681808 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK OVER MY PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA OVER A YEAR AGO. THAT SMALL CRACK HAS NOW GROWN TO A MUCH LARGER CRACK, IN SIZE AND DEPTH. SEVERAL CRACKS NOW ALL OVER DASHBOARD. THE ONES OVER PASSENGER AIRBAG CONCERN ME DUE TO ITS LOCATION. I HAVE READ THAT IT HAS CAUSED THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO TURN ON. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA TO POSSIBLY REPLACE IT BUT BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, THEY REFUSED.

NHTSA complaint #10680160 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG APPEARED AND EXTENDED FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE TO GLOVE COMPARTMENT. IN THE INTERVENING MONTHS, SEVERAL MORE CRACKS NEAR THE AIRBAG HAVE APPEARED AND THE SRS WARNING LIGHT IS ON WHENEVER THE IGNITION IS LIVE. GIVEN THE RECENT PUBLICITY REGARDING AIRBAGS, AND THE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ FROM OTHER OWNERS OF 2004 ACURA TL'S, I AM INCREASINGLY CONCERNED THAT THIS DEFECT IS BOTH WIDESPREAD AND DANGEROUS. SINCE ACURA IS AWARE OF THE HAZARD THESE SIGNIFICANT FAILURES PRESENT, AND TO DATE HAS TAKEN NO ACTION TO CORRECT THEM, I BELIEVE THE NHTSA MUST ACT TO COMPEL ACURA TO RECALL AND REPAIR THE AFFECTED VEHICLES.

NHTSA complaint #10680182 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.