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Acura VIGOR recalls by model year

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Key facts

21 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

159,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1992 to 1994 model years. Data updated: . 5 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

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Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

1992
0
1993
0
1994
0
Recall campaigns data
CategoryCount
19920
19930
19940

1992: 0; 1993: 0; 1994: 0

Year-by-year records

Acura VIGOR model-year comparison
Model yearComplaintsRecallsChange in recalls
1992130Not available
1993500
1994300

Recall history

0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

21 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

23.8%Usable mileage5 / 21 records
90.5%Valid incident date19 / 21 records
100.0%Valid filing date21 / 21 records
90.5%Ordered incident and filing dates19 / 21 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component199219931994
Air Bags:Frontal
323.1%
ODI 802811

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION, RESULTING INJURY. *AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
17.7%
ODI 532583

ENGINE SEIZED AND VEHICLE CAME TO A STANDSTILL WHILE DRIVING ON TURNPIKE.

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240.0%
ODI 485583

CAMBEARING FAILED, CAUSING CAMSHAFT TO BREAK, ALSO CAMSHAFT MADE OF CAST ALUMINUM INSTEAD OF STEEL. *AW

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Steering:Rack And Pinion
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

266.7%
ODI 10147974

MY RACK AND PINION IS ALSO CAUSING ME PROBLEMS. IT HAS BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER- MORE SO TO ONE SIDE THAN THE OTHER. A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY ALSO OWNS A VIGOR NEAR TO THE SAME YEAR AS MINE AND THEIR RACK IS BAD AS WELL AND CAUSES SOME BAD VIBRATIONS. I AM WORKING NOW TO SEE IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY RECALLS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. IF ANYONE KNOWS OF ANY PLEASE LET ME KNOW. *JB

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Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls
215.4%
ODI 501170

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE DRIVERS DOOR CAUSED FIRE. *DSH

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Air Bags
17.7%
ODI 703358

ACCIDENT OCCURRED, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG. *AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Back Over Prevention:Warnings:External/Pedestrian Alert
17.7%
ODI 964013

CONSUMER CAR WAS STOLEN FROM UNDER HER WINDOW THE CAR ALARM DID NOT GO OFF CAR WAS BEING CHASE BY POLICE AND HIT WALL THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. TT

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Electrical System:Horn
17.7%
ODI 809123

VEHICLE AIR BAG WORKING; 1 MONTH LATER, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON; CRUISE CONTROL & HORN DON'T WORK, ELEC. SHORT; DEALER WON'T REPAIR PROBLEMS AFTER 30 DAYS. MECHANIC INFORMED CABLE RAIL/FRAME BROKEN FROM PREVIOUS ACCIDENT & NO AIR BAG. *AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
17.7%
ODI 532399

OIL INTAKE OPENING WAS TOO SMALL AND THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STANDSTILL.

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
No usable records for this analysis.

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 21 reports

1993: 1 complaints · 1994: 1 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
1993001
1994001
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
1993320
1994300

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentAir Bags:FrontalEngine And Engine Cooling:EngineSteering:Rack And PinionVisibility:Power Window Devices And ControlsAir BagsBack Over Prevention:Warnings:External/Pedestrian AlertElectrical System:HornEngine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
Air Bags:Frontal—0000
1
ODI 964013

CONSUMER CAR WAS STOLEN FROM UNDER HER WINDOW THE CAR ALARM DID NOT GO OFF CAR WAS BEING CHASE BY POLICE AND HIT WALL THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. TT

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1
ODI 809123

VEHICLE AIR BAG WORKING; 1 MONTH LATER, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON; CRUISE CONTROL & HORN DON'T WORK, ELEC. SHORT; DEALER WON'T REPAIR PROBLEMS AFTER 30 DAYS. MECHANIC INFORMED CABLE RAIL/FRAME BROKEN FROM PREVIOUS ACCIDENT & NO AIR BAG. *AK

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0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine0—000000
Steering:Rack And Pinion00—00000
Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls000—0000
Air Bags0000—000
Back Over Prevention:Warnings:External/Pedestrian Alert
1
ODI 964013

CONSUMER CAR WAS STOLEN FROM UNDER HER WINDOW THE CAR ALARM DID NOT GO OFF CAR WAS BEING CHASE BY POLICE AND HIT WALL THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. TT

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0000—00
Electrical System:Horn
1
ODI 809123

VEHICLE AIR BAG WORKING; 1 MONTH LATER, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON; CRUISE CONTROL & HORN DON'T WORK, ELEC. SHORT; DEALER WON'T REPAIR PROBLEMS AFTER 30 DAYS. MECHANIC INFORMED CABLE RAIL/FRAME BROKEN FROM PREVIOUS ACCIDENT & NO AIR BAG. *AK

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00000—0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline0000000—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

2 patterns with matching reports.

Brake response concerns

2 mentions · 9.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 176,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10320488 · 176,000 mi

1992 ACURA VIGOR GS WE ARE FILING THIS COMPLAINT WITH YOU, SO THAT YOU MAY ADD IT TO ANY OTHERS THAT MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN FILED. OUR DAUGHTER HAS BEEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE SINCE WE BOUGHT IT FOR HER IN THE FALL OF 2002. SHE HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH HER BRAKES FOR ALL THOSE YEARS. THIS PROBLEM MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO AN ACCIDENT SHE HAD LAST FALL, TWO 'NEAR MISSES' AND SOME UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO STOP AT TRAFFIC SIGNALS. SHE HAS MADE MANY COMPLAINTS TO ME AND OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT THE BRAKE PEDALS FEELING SOFT WHICH MEANS SHE HAS T…

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ODI 891303

WHILE DRIVING 15 TO 20 MPH AND WITH NO PRIOR WARNING BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. WHEN TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE, HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *SLC

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

1 mentions · 4.8% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 809123

VEHICLE AIR BAG WORKING; 1 MONTH LATER, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON; CRUISE CONTROL & HORN DON'T WORK, ELEC. SHORT; DEALER WON'T REPAIR PROBLEMS AFTER 30 DAYS. MECHANIC INFORMED CABLE RAIL/FRAME BROKEN FROM PREVIOUS ACCIDENT & NO AIR BAG. *AK

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b