IllustrationCONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO BECOME SORE, AND HER DAUGHTER TO WHEEZE DUE TO ASTHMA. SHE CALLED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT SOMEONE MUST HAVE TAMPERED WITH THE WIRES UNDER THE SEAT. *AK
1993 Acura Legend
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1993 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: 2 of 25 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
4 crash reports0 fire reports2 injury reports
Air Bags complaints
4 reportsWHILE DRIVING ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND "BUMPED" THE CURB. BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SHELL CRACKED FRONT WINDSHIELD, AND GLASS SHATTERED THROUGHOUT VEHICLE.
WHILE PARKING THE DRIVER AND PASSENAGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, NO HIT, SMOKE FILLED THE VEHICLE. *AK WHEN PARKING VEHICLE BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED PASSENGER ONE SMASHED WINDSHILED UPON DEPLOYMENT VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING, NOR DROVE OVER ANYTHING LIKE A CURB OR A POT HOLE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE FRONT OR UNDERNEATH, DRIVE…
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WHILE PARKING THE DRIVER AND PASSENAGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, NO HIT, SMOKE FILLED THE VEHICLE. *AK WHEN PARKING VEHICLE BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED PASSENGER ONE SMASHED WINDSHILED UPON DEPLOYMENT VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING, NOR DROVE OVER ANYTHING LIKE A CURB OR A POT HOLE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE FRONT OR UNDERNEATH, DRIVER SUFFERED CONSUSSION, BURN, FRACTURE OF RIGHT ELBOW AND INJURY TO KNEE WHEN TRYING GO EXIT VEHICLE.*JB
AFTER HITTING THE CURVE, AIR BAG DEPLOYED CAUSING BURNS TO THE DRIVER. TT
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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
1EA95024 · 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