2001 Acura Integra Problems and Recalls (4 Complaints)

The most-reported problem on the 2001 Acura Integra is Airbags (25% of 4 owner reports). There are 5 safety recalls. Check the VIN and inspect Airbags — this is the NHTSA file, not a score.

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-09-07 4 complaints · 5 recalls

What problems show up on the 2001 Acura Integra?

1 of 4 filings named Airbags (25% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.

Second is Engine (1 reports).

There are 5 official safety recalls on this year. They were filed about Airbags. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov — a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific truck.

The 2000 has 16 reports on file; this year has 4. A smaller lifetime total is not a clean bill of health. If you need a fairer comparison, use the equal-time view.

What to check before you buy a 2001 Acura Integra

A useful visit to this page takes five minutes. YearTell does not score years and cannot see the vehicle in front of you.

  1. Look up the VIN for open recalls at nhtsa.gov. This year has 5 campaigns on file below.
  2. Airbags. Confirm the airbag light behaves normally and that open airbag recalls are closed.
  3. Engine. Have a shop check for oil consumption, coolant leaks, rough idle and unusual engine noise.
  4. Transmission / driveline. Have a shop drive it and check the transmission: hard or delayed shifts, burnt-smelling fluid, and 4WD engagement if equipped.
  5. Skim a few owner reports below for Airbags. Look for the same symptom repeating.
  6. Take that list to a mechanic. Do not turn the complaint total into a score.

What owners reported

System named most often: Airbags 1 complaints · 25.0% of the file
Crashes, fires, injuries and deaths in those filings:
  • Crashes 0
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 1
  • Deaths 0
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Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Which systems owners named

Share of owner complaints filed against each vehicle system. These shares are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold.

Which systems owners named Airbags (AIR BAGS) appears in 1 of 4 owner complaints (25.0%) in this vehicle snapshot. Airbags (AIR BAGS): 1 complaints, 25.0% of reports Airbags (AIR BAGS) 1 · 25.0% Engine (ENGINE): 1 complaints, 25.0% of reports Engine (ENGINE) 1 · 25.0% Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN): 1 complaints, 25.0% of reports Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 1 · 25.0% Steering (STEERING): 1 complaints, 25.0% of reports Steering (STEERING) 1 · 25.0% Unclassified NHTSA leftover: 2 complaints, 50.0% of reports Unclassified NHTSA leftover 2 · 50.0% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

“Unclassified NHTSA leftover” is not a car part. It is a filing bucket and always sits last.

View component data as a table
System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
Airbags (AIR BAGS) 1 25.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Engine (ENGINE) 1 25.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 1 25.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Steering (STEERING) 1 25.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Unclassified NHTSA leftover 2 50.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
NHTSA Consumer Complaints, NHTSA Safety Recalls, and NHTSA Defect Investigations Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

When reports and recalls showed up

When owners filed reports, and when recall campaigns showed up.

When reports and recalls showed up Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 2002; the first recall shown was reported in Jul 2002. 2002-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2002 Jul 2008 Recall campaign 02V196000 ◆ Recall campaign 02V196000 Recall campaign 06E026000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E026000 Recall campaign 06E032000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E032000 Recall campaign 06E049000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E049000 Recall campaign 06E060000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E060000
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2002-Q1 Owner reports 1
2002-Q4 Owner reports 1
2005-Q4 Owner reports 1
2008-Q3 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 02V196000
Recall campaign 1 06E026000
Recall campaign 1 06E032000
Recall campaign 1 06E049000
Recall campaign 1 06E060000
NHTSA Safety Recalls Snapshot 2026-09-06 Open source record

Safety Recalls (5)

Official campaigns. Each one says what could go wrong and what the dealer was told to fix.

In short, these campaigns were filed about Airbags.

  1. Recall campaign 02V196000

    Airbags

    Report date
    Component:
    Airbags (AIR BAGS)
    Consequence:
    THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY PROTECTED IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 2, 2002. 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 HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.
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  2. Recall campaign 06E026000

    Safety recall 06E026000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
    Remedy:
    PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.
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  3. Recall campaign 06E032000

    Safety recall 06E032000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
    Remedy:
    TOM MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF NONCOMPLIANT LIGHTS. THE RECALL BEGAN APRIL 17, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOM MOTORSPORT AT 626-968-4007.
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  4. Recall campaign 06E049000

    Safety recall 06E049000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
    Remedy:
    CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.
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  5. Recall campaign 06E060000

    Safety recall 06E060000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    LACK OF AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS IN THE LAMPS WILL DECREASE LIGHTING VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS AND MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH
    Remedy:
    AAI MOTORSPORTS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AAI MOTORSPORTS AT 909-923-9188.
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NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

What owners actually wrote

Short excerpts from the public NHTSA file. Look for the same symptom repeating.

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-09-07
Safety incident filters
Showing 4 of 4 complaints · page 1 of 1
2008-09-10Airbags (AIR BAGS)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 10241756
CrashFireInjuryDeath
I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 40 WEST AND MY AIRBAGS SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED, BREAKING MY WINDSHIELD, CAUSING BURNS TO MY FOREARM & ABDOMEN, AND LEAVING ME WITH RINGING IN THE EARS. *TR
2005-11-08Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 10142068
CrashFireInjuryDeath
I HAD A COMPUTER PROBLEM IN MY CAR (ACURA INTEGRA 2001) AND I WENT TO THE ACURA OF AVON DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE IDLING VALVE. I HAD THE WORK DONE. THEN, I HAD SEVERAL ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS THAT STARTED OCCURRING WITH THE CAR, INCLUDING A FAILED TRANSMISSION. THE CAR ONLY HAS 49, 515 MILES ON IT. FOR ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS TO BE OCCURRING WITH A CAR THAT IS ONLY 4 1/2 YEARS OLD, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AND SUCH LOW MILEAGE, IS QUITE SHOCKING. *NM
2002-10-10Engine (ENGINE)
NHTSA ODI 10007479
CrashFireInjuryDeath
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE STORE AND THE CAR JUST STOP RUNNING. HAD IT TOWED TO ARLINGTON ACURA IN PALATINE. 1275 E DUNDEE RD. , PALATINE, IL. ([redacted] BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL MAY 31, 2005. THEY HAVE HAD IT ALL NOW THEY TELL ME THEY WILL NOT COVER IT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY SAID SOMETHING BROKE IN THE ENGINE THAT'S WHY IT STOPPED RUNNING. I THINK THEY SHOULD FIX IT BUT THEY KEEP SAYING THEY WILL NOT. WHY DO THEY PUT A WARRANTY ON A CAR IF THEY ARE NOT GOING TO STAND BEHIND IT. I NEED YOU HELP TO GET IT FIXED. THANK YOU. *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768325
2002-01-16Steering (STEERING)
NHTSA ODI 756935
CrashFireInjuryDeath
AS I MADE A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED; I HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, AFTER WHICH I COULD CONTROL THE STEERING AGAIN - I HAD DRIFTED INTO THE LEFTMOST LANE @ THAT POINT IN A MATTER OF MILLISECONDS. ACURA SAY THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR ALTHOUGH THEY ADMIT THAT THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.*AK

Frequently asked questions

What are the most common problems on the 2001 Acura Integra?

Owners named Airbags most often — 1 of 4 reports (25%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.

Are there recalls for the 2001 Acura Integra?

NHTSA lists 5 safety recall campaigns. They were filed about Airbags. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov; a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific vehicle.

What should I inspect before buying a 2001 Acura Integra?

Look up the VIN for open recalls. Confirm the airbag light behaves normally and that open airbag recalls are closed. Then skim owner filings for the same symptom and take that list to a mechanic.

Does a high complaint count mean I should skip this year?

No. Counts are reports people chose to file and they are not adjusted for sales volume. YearTell does not publish scores or a list of years to skip. Inspect the vehicle.

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NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

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Source: NHTSA ODI / recalls, snapshot 2026-09-07. YearTell is not a government agency.

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