ACURATL
NHTSA vehicle recall lookup
1998 ACURA TL recalls
There are 2 NHTSA recall campaigns associated with this vehicle configuration.
Live NHTSA dataVehicle taxonomy resolved as ACURA TL.
Most-mentioned components
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION · 1SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT · 1
Campaign 99V227000
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Jul 8, 2000
Summary
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A TRANSMISSION CASE BOLT CAN LOOSEN AND FALL OUT ALLOWING THE TRANSMISSION TO DISENGAGE FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL.
Risk
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
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DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REDESIGNED BOLT.
Campaign 99V069000
Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint
Oct 5, 1999
Summary
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.
Risk
THIS CONDITION WOULD RESULT IN VEHICLE DECELERATION AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. ALSO STEERING CONTROLLABILITY WOULD BE REDUCED.
Remedy
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DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS.
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