The 2023 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 8 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
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
WHEELS
1
Total complaints8
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“1. Transfer case-sh-awd failure-> no, it was recently replaced at the dealership at no cost. 2. Failure with the awd system would cause me to be in fwd, only causing failure in steering input, especially in turns. 3. The car was put onto the lift and attempted to spin all 4 wheels, only the front…”
“Short description transmission-to-ptu splines, causing awd loss and requiring full transfer case and transmission replacement. Summary this drivetrain failure poses an unreasonable safety risk due to the sudden loss of awd capability, lack of alerts, and resulting instability. My experience is…”
“Short description transmission-to-ptu splines, causing awd loss and requiring full transfer case and transmission replacement. Summary this drivetrain failure poses an unreasonable safety risk due to the sudden loss of awd capability, lack of alerts, and resulting instability. My experience is…”
“Lost power to rear wheels. Awd system failure. I was denied repair at my local dealership as they insisted the car was fine. I told them I had no awd they didn’t believe me. I was then forced to trade my car into them for a massive $$ loss becuase I feared for my safety driving a fwd car in the…”
“Transfer case documented as leaking on 3-22-2025/ 35,846 miles while doing regular oil change in my driveway. Brought to the dealership and they confirmed the transfer case needed to be replaced. If the transfer case went during operation, it could have lead to a dangerous situation with loss of…”
“Transfer case”
“New car three months old. Did not include spare tire. Tried ordering one and told it was backordered. Told acura considers spares accessories. I don’t. Now have new car with no spare , no tools to change flat tire, no jack. No help from acura other than they’ll let me know when the spare kit…”
“New car three months old. Did not include spare tire. Tried ordering one and told it was backordered. Told acura considers spares accessories. I don’t. Now have new car with no spare , no tools to change flat tire, no jack. No help from acura other than they’ll let me know when the spare kit…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2023 Acura TLX Type S as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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