IllustrationCONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 01V053000 OVER TWO MONTHS AGO. DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.*AK *SLC
1992 Acura Legend
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1992 Acura Legend do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 29.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 4 of 75 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Equipment. Review the 32 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
9 crash reports4 fire reports4 injury reports
What owners actually said
75 reportsRECALL# 01V053000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01-015. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER DID NOT HAVE PARTS.*AK
RECALL 01 V 053 000/ SPEAKER AMPLIFIER. PARTS NEED TO CORRECT THE RECALL ARE NOT AVAILABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES.*AK
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL 01 V 053 000 REPAIRS. DEALER STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED PARTS, AND HAS NOT CONTACTED CONSUMER. *AK
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 01V053000 REGARDING BOSE AUDIO SYSTEM. DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED POPPING AND CLICKING SOUNDS FROM THE SPEAKERS, THEREFORE THE AUDIO SYSTEM HAS BEEN UNUSABLE SINCE JANUARY 2001, CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS REGION WOULD NOT RECEIVE REPLACEMENT PARTS UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR, AND SHE WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN THE …
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PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED POPPING AND CLICKING SOUNDS FROM THE SPEAKERS, THEREFORE THE AUDIO SYSTEM HAS BEEN UNUSABLE SINCE JANUARY 2001, CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS REGION WOULD NOT RECEIVE REPLACEMENT PARTS UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR, AND SHE WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE.*YH
RECALL 01 V 053 000/SPEAKER AMPLIFIERS: DEALER (SUTTON ACURA, MACON, GA; PHONE# 478/471-6877) UNABLE TO HONOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO NO PARTS AVAILABLE. ASKING NHTSA TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER.*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN REFERENCE TO THE BOSE AUDIO SYSTEM, CONSUMER IS STILL WAITING ON THE CORRECTIVE PARTS. *JG
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01V053000 FOR SPEAKER AMPLIFIER , AND WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE IN TO GET REPAIRS DONE IN MARCH, AND UNTIL TODAY THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN PARTS IN.*AK
Official recalls
201V053000 · Equipment:electrical:radio/tape Deck/cd Etc.
Feb 22, 2001
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.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS OVERHEATING CAN RESULT IN SMOKE OR THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT BOARDS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 26, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.
92V109000 · Air Bags:frontal
Jul 24, 1992
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY WAS PRODUCED WITHOUT IGNITER MATERIAL.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE LACK OF IGNITER MATERIAL CAN CAUSE NON-DEPLOYMENT ORSLOW DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IN CASE OF A VEHICLE COLLISION,REDUCING THE OCCUPANT PROTECTION OFFERED BY THE AIR BAG AND SAFETY BELT SYSTEMS.
Remedy: REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
2DP99003 · Braking System
Opened Apr 27, 1999 · Closed May 28, 1999
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THE PETITIONER ALLEGE THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESSED
EA95024 · Oversensitive Air Bag Deployments
Opened Aug 31, 1995 · Closed Aug 30, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags
AIR BAG CAN DEPLOY WITHOUT VEHICLE CRASH