The 1987 Acura Legend has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 3,700,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SEAT BELTS95V1030011995-05-243,700,000 affected
Defect
THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTONS CAN BREAK. THESE RED PLASTIC RELEASE BUTTONS ARE MARKED "PRESS." IF A BUTTON BREAKS, PIECES CAN FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE BUCKLE TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY.
Consequence
THE SAFETY BELTS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO AN OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy
OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CHECK THE CONDITION AND OPERATION OF BOTH FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES. CAREFULLY INSPECT THE RED RELEASE BUTTON FOR ANY BREAKS OR CRACKS. CHECK THAT BOTH BUCKLES ARE OPERATING PROPERLY BY INSERTING EACH LATCH PLATE INTO ITS BUCKLE, TUG ON THE BELT TO MAKE SURE THE LATCH IS SECURELY LOCKED, THEN…
Complaints by component
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
2
1crashes
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
1crashes1injuries
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
1
1crashes1injuries
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
1
Total complaints9
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Dt*: the contact stated while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle did not accelerate to the speed the rpm's indicated. The dealership determined the clutch needed to be rebuilt. This occurred every 50,000 miles and the clutch has been rebuilt a total of three times. The manufacturer…”
“I took my car in for repair because the window regulator failed. It cost me $248 for repairs. In three months the regulator failed again. Of course the regulator was under warranty, but they decided to research the problem and they told me they found a repair bulletin explaining that the constant…”
“Vehicle was in park. Consumer put vehcile in gear and vehcile took off through two yards without touching the gas pedal.*ak the vehicle stopped when it slammed into dirt bank. Before this incident, the vehicle failed to start and a computer card was changed to fit the temperature conditon. *yh”
“Clutch slave cyl failed causing lost of control of transmission”
“When applying the brakes in stop and go traffic the right front brake hose broke in half, cause unknown. Please give any further details. *ak”
“I felt this was a manufacturing or design defect and safety-related. Dealer offered to replace part for about $250.00. Car leaks gasoline through rusted area. Fuel filler tube is exposed in the left rear wheel well and subject to moisture, salt, flying debris, etc. *ak”
“Cruise control jammed, causing vehicle to accelerate. *dh”
“I consider the strut failure to be a serious safety/disign failure. *ak”
Defect investigations
InvestigationDP88005 Opened 1987-11-10 · closed 1988-03-08
SUDDEN ACCELERATION
There is no summary currently available
InvestigationEA88026 Opened 1988-03-08 · closed 1991-01-10
SUDDEN ACCELERATION
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURER:UNDER DP88-005 AMERICAN HONDAPROVIDED THE STATISTICS GIVEN ABOVE.HONDA ALSO VERIFIED THAT THE POWER-TRAIN INSTALLED IN THE ACCURA LEGEND IS ALSO SOLD TO AUSTIN ROVER AND USEDIN THE STERLING VEHICLE.A NUMBER OF THE COMPLAINTS REPORTED DIRECTLY TOHONDA HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED BY…
InvestigationEA89005 Opened 1988-11-16 · closed 1989-11-30
FUEL SYSTEM VENTING
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InvestigationEA94035 Opened 1994-10-27 · closed 1995-07-31
SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE
There is no summary currently available
InvestigationPE88062 Opened 1988-06-21 · closed 1988-11-16
FUEL SYSTEM VENTING
SUMMARY: THE FOUR OWNER COMPLAINTS INVOLVE FIVE VEHICLES, THREE ACCORDS AND TWO LEGENDS. A SEARCH OF ODI RECORDS PERTAINING TO HONDA SAFETY RECALLS AND DEALER SERVICE BULLETINS REVEALED NO INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS SUBJECT.===
InvestigationPE93092 Opened 1993-10-15 · closed 1994-02-28
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1987 Acura Legend as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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