Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1993 Acura Legend, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Vehicle speed control5
- Electrical system4
- Air bags4
- Service brakes, hydraulic3
- Seat belts3
- Structure2
- Equipment2
- Engine and engine cooling1
- Child seat1
- Electronic stability control (esc)1
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 2 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 1993 Acura Legend failed the safety check 2.48% of the time — 107% more often than the average 1993 passenger car (1.20%). Median odometer at inspection: 135,628 miles.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Recalls
No recall campaigns cover the 1993 Acura Legend.
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 1993 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 |
| 38054 | BUZZING FROM THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER ANCHOR. *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
OVERSENSITIVE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation