Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1992 Acura Legend, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Equipment32
- Air bags13
- Service brakes, hydraulic11
- Engine and engine cooling6
- Power train5
- Electrical system4
- Visibility4
- Structure3
- Unknown or other3
- Latches/locks/linkages3
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 4 injuries and 0 deaths reported
Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
New York safety inspections
At its first New York inspection the 1992 Acura Legend failed the safety check 0.77% of the time — 37% less often than the average 1992 passenger car (1.22%). Median odometer at inspection: 124,406 miles.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Recalls in Canada
2 Transport Canada recalls for the 1992 Acura Legend.
| 2001084 6 Apr 2001 | Electrical On certain vehicles equipped with Bose audio systems that have separate speaker amplifiers mounted behind the rear seat back. Under high ambient temperature co… |
| 1992090 27 Jul 1992 | Seats And Restraints THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS PRODUCED WITHOUT IGNITER MATERIAL, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN NON-DEPLOYMENT IN A CRASH. NOTE: VEHICLE LOCATED IN QUEBEC, VIN: JH4KA… |
Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SEDAN AND COUPE MODEL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A BOSE AUDIO SYSTEM THAT HAD SEPARATE SPEAKER AMPLIFIERS MOUNTED BEHIND THE REAR SEAT BACK. A TRANSISTOR IN THE SPEAKER AMPLIFIER COULD OVERHEAT.
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY WAS PRODUCED WITHOUT IGNITER MATERIAL.
Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words
Service bulletins
What Acura told its dealers about the 1992 Acura Legend: known faults, fixes and updates.
| Bulletin | Summary |
|---|---|
| 39395 | GLOVE BOX LIGHT STAYS ON. *TW |
| 39391 | SEAT BELT TONGUE STOPPERS. *TW |
| 39243 | CLICKING NOISE WHILE CLICKING. *TW |
| 10165333 | This SKU is a Front Upper Ball Joint. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect for the outer diameter of the ball joint housing being too small. The outer diameter being too small would prevent the part from being installed, and would therefore have no impact on the end user besides time to complete installation. |
| 10037486 | ACURA: THERE ARE GUIDELINES FOR VARIOUS SITUATIONS AND PROCEDURES INCLUDING: TIRE PRESSURE VALVE STEM INSTALLATION, TRAILER STABILITY MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON, ENGINE OIL APPLICATION GUIDE, NEW SOFTWARE, NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID, NOTCHY STEERING FEELING. *RM |
| 10009256 | INTERMITTENT SRA DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE 1-1 TO 1-5, DRIVER'S AIRBAG INFLATOR CIRCUIT. OCTOBER TECH LINE INFORMATION. *TT |
NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)
NHTSA investigations
BRAKING SYSTEM
OVERSENSITIVE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation