The 2022 Acura TLX Type S has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 294,612 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
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
An engine stall or loss of power can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Remedy
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.
Complaints by component
POWER TRAIN
8
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
STEERING
1
Total complaints10
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Subject: vehicle data submission for investigation dp26001 to the office of defects investigation (odi), ​I am submitting maintenance data for my acura tlx type s (vin: [ð’ð¡ð¢ð�ð’ ð¢ð£ð¢ vin]) to assist with the ongoing dp26001 investigation regarding the awd transfer case (pto) splines. The…”
“Subject: vehicle data submission for investigation dp26001 to the office of defects investigation (odi), ​I am submitting maintenance data for my acura tlx type s (vin: [ð’ð¡ð¢ð�ð’ ð¢ð£ð¢ vin]) to assist with the ongoing dp26001 investigation regarding the awd transfer case (pto) splines. The…”
“Complete loss of awd. Car is now only fwd with no warning. Loud thud (transfer case splines being stripped) and then immediate loss of awd.”
“My acura was not sending power to the rear wheels. The car was driving as if it was front wheel drive only. I feel that the safety of not knowing your vehicle is not acting as they all-wheel-drive vehicle when it’s supposed to an impact safety because the vehicle would not be able to handle as…”
“Rapid loss of oil from the transfer case, oil was everywhere. Now I have vibration, wooing sound and hard down shifts from a failing transfer case.. The dealership refuse to replace it because they cleaned the area and it did not leak oil again. Probably, because there's no more oil left in it to…”
“Transmission and transfer case failed. Traction control light flashes when accelerating.”
“Blown transfer case”
“The component that failed or malfunctioned was the transmission and transfer case on my 2022 acura tlx type s at 45k miles. I was driving the car on the street and the car was shaking and stuttering violently and at certain points it would not move requiring a tow. The problem was confirmed by the…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2022 Acura TLX Type S as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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