Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2015 Acura TLX

Two problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 2015 Acura TLX. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2015 Acura TLX based on all problems reported for the 2015 TLX.

1 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 07/09/2019

In an impact with a parked car that totaled the Tlx , the airbags never deployed which led to injury to the drivers chest and the hip of the passenger in the front of the car. The attached picture show that the front in is crushed while the inside pictures show that the airbags never deployed. After the impact the car could not be controlled. Per driver, she tried to break, but car did not stop. She tried to turn power off at ignition but that did not stop. Put car in park but it continued rolling backwards until the car impacted a retaining wall damaging the backend of the car. Still, Acura safety system never deploys airbags. According to the driver, after the collision all systems failed. She was unable to brake or stop the car with gears or turning power off. We have more pictures. It seems I was only able to load 1.

2 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 08/19/2017

The contact was loaned a 2015 Acura Tlx. While driving 25 mph, another vehicle crashed into the front driver's side of the loaner vehicle. All the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a neck, lower back, and head injury that required medical attention. The loaner vehicle was driven to the contact's residence. The loaner vehicle was then towed to the dealer (mile high Acura, 2799 s havana st, denver, CO 80014) and the contact was provided with another loaner vehicle. The contact was not sure if the loaner vehicle was diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 13,000.


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