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Dan Martin 08-15-2005 08:44 PM

FAQ: Misc. TSX Info **Updated 11/27/05**
 
Acura HQ Customer Relations
Your dealer is the first stop for questions or concerns about your vehicle. Contact your Acura dealer for information about service and maintenance, warranty repairs, Acura Genuine Parts, and more. For further assistance, feel free to contact Acura Client Services.


By Phone
Monday through Friday, 6:00am to 5:00pm Pacific Standard time.
Toll-free phone number
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By Fax
(310) 783-3535

By Mail
Acura Client Services
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Acura Client Services is more than happy to help with U.S. Acura vehicle concerns, but is unable to address questions with non-U.S. products. For Canadian inquiries, please call Acura Canada Client Services at 1-888-922-8729.

Dan Martin 08-15-2005 08:44 PM

VIN Info

The 17 digit VIN (for all vehicles since 1981)

1st digit - Country in which the vehicle was manufactured. Example: (1 or 4) U.S., (2) Canada, (3) Mexico, (6) Australia, (9) Brazil, (J) Japan, (K) Korea, (L) Taiwan, (S) England, (V) France, (W) Germany, (Y) Sweden, (Z) Italy.

2nd digit - Manufacturer. Code partially dependant on digit 1. Example; (1) Chevrolet, (2 or 5) Pontiac, (3) Oldsmobile, (4) Buick, (6) Cadillac, (7) GM Canada, (8) Saturn or Isuzu, (9) Acura, (A) AMC, Audi, Jaguar or Maserati, (B) Dodge or BMW, (C) AMC or Chrysler, (D) Mercedes-Benz, (F) Ford, (G) GM or Suzuki, (H) Honda, (J) Jeep, (L) Lincoln or Daewoo, (M) Mercury, (N) Nissan, (P) Plymouth, (T) Toyota, (V) VW or Volvo.

3rd digit - Vehicle type or manufacturing division - code dependant on digits 1 and/or 2.

4th to 8th digits - Features; such as body style, engine code, series, trim, etc. - code dependant on digits 1, 2, 3 and/or 10.

9th digit - Check digit to identify VIN accuracy.

10th digit - Model year. (B) 1981, (C) 1982, (D) 1983, (E) 1984, (F) 1985, (G) 1986, (H) 1987, (J) 1988, (K) 1989, (L) 1990, (M) 1991, (N) 1992, (P) 1993, (R) 1994, (S) 1995, (T) 1996, (V) 1997, (W) 1998, (X) 1999, (Y) 2000, (1) 2001, (2) 2002, (3) 2003, (4) 2004, (5) 2005, (6) 2006, (7) 2007, (8) 2008, (9) 2009, (A) 2010, (B) 2011, (C) 2012, etc.

11th digit - Assembly plant - code dependant on digits 1, 2, 3 and/or 10; Examples (list is not complete): (A) Lakewood, GA or Sindelfingen, Germany. (B) Lansing, MI, Baltimore, MD, Oakville, ON or Pupyong, Korea. (C) Lansing, MI. (D) Doraville, GA. (E) Linden, NJ, Pontiac, MI or Mishawaka, IN. (F) Fairfax, KS or Flint, MI. (G) Framingham, MA. (H) Flint, MI or Alliston, ON. (J) Janesville, WI or Fenton, MO. (K) Leeds, MO, Kenosha, WI, or Kosai, Japan. (L) Van Nuys, CA. (M) Lansing, MI or Puebla, Mexico (N) Norwood, OH. (R) Arlington, TX or Windsor, ON. (S) St. Louis, MO, Ramos Arizpe, Mexico or Warren, MI. (T) Tarrytown, NY, Edison, NJ or Shreveport, LA. (U) Hamtramck, MI. (V) Pontiac, MI. (W) Willow Run, MI or Iwata, Japan. (X) Fairfax, KS. (Y) Wilmington, DE. (Z) Fremont, CA, Spring Hill, TN, Fort Wayne, IN or Hazelwood, MO. (0) Pontiac, MI. (1) Wentzville, MO or Oshawa, ON. (2) Moraine, OH or St. Therese, QC. (3) Detroit, MI, Kawasaki, Japan or St. Eustache, QC. (4) Orion, MI or Scarborough, ON. (5) Bowling Green, KY or London, ON. (6) Oklahoma City, OK or Ingersoll, ON. (7) Lordstown, OH, Wixom, MI or Fujisawa, Japan. (8) Shreveport, LA (9) Detroit, MI, Tillsonburg, ON or Oshawa, ON.

12th to 17th digits - Sequential production number

Dan Martin 08-15-2005 09:00 PM

TSX Reviews and Articles

Road and Track Preview 4/03

Autoweek 3/03

Autoweek 8/03

Autowire

Car and Driver 7/03

CanadianDriver 6/03

CanadianDriver 2/04

Edmunds review

Import Tuner

Import Tuner DAZZ Motorsports TSX

Motor Trend First Drive 5/03

Motor Trend Road Test 7/03

Road and Track First Drive 8/03

Car and Driver 10/04

Road and Track 10/04 Acura TSX vs. Subaru Legacy GT Limited

Car Enthusiast Review of the Euro Accord

JD Powers 04 IQS Study TSX #1 Entry Luxury Segment

Car and Driver 10 Best List 04


TOV Undercar Review

US News & World Report

IGN Insider

Canadian Driver

CarData.com

The Auto Channel

Money Magazine

Technofile

Euro Accord Review by The Age (Australia)

Autonet.ca

Business Week

Edmunds (full review)

Cars.com "Kompressor comes up short against Acura"

Richmond Auto Mall

NY Times

Car & Driver October 2004 Comparo

Euro Accord Review by Car Enthusiast

Driving Television

Forbes.com (2006 TSX)

Dan Martin 08-15-2005 09:01 PM

NHTSA/IIHS Ratings

NHTSA TSX Rating

IIHS Frontal Rating

IIHS Bumper test

Dan Martin 08-16-2005 12:02 AM

Misc. Threads of Interest

Engine Break-In: https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1443

Sauceman's excellent article "So, How Fuel Efficient is This TSX? Test Results & Data": https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23721

Another great sauceman article "Getting The Best Fuel Economy Out Of Your TSX: Tips & Tricks": https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2182

0-60 and 1/4 mile times: https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17655

Manual transmission driving advice: https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1425

"Get the Dealer to Sell You at the Best Price in Town": https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11993

Ricecake's "Will my aftermarket mods & void my dealer warranty?" thread: https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3706

narci's "Everything you want to know about cars/parts resource": https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26496


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