# 1999 ACURA TL — VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
> NHTSA complaint `692768` · 2008-10-17 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** ACURA
- **Model:** TL
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
- **Miles at failure:** 50,000
## Narrative
1999 ACURA TL 50,000 MILES.  REARVIEW MIRROR EXPLODED LIQUID.  NOTICED 5 DAYS AGO THAT THE MIRROR WAS DARK.  4 DAYS AGO NOTICED A CLEAR "BUBBLE" IN THE DARK LIQUID.  I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST CONDENSATION OR MOISTURE AND IT WOULD GO AWAY.  YESTERDAY IT EXPLODED LEAVING BLACK SPATTERING ON LEATHER SEATS AND CENTER CONSOLE, AS WELL AS ON PERSONAL ITEMS.  I GOT SOME IN MY MOUTH ACCIDENTALLY, AND IT LEFT NUMBNESS AND BAD TASTE.  RESEARCHED ONLINE AND APPARENTLY CONTAINS TOXIC CHEMICALS?  HAVE COINCIDENTALLY HAD HEADACHE/STOMACH PAIN ALL WEEK BUT AM RELUCTANT TO SAY "YES, DEFINITELY FROM THIS".  SCARED OF INHALING VAPOR.  LEFT PITTED DAMAGE MARKS ON PLASTIC, DESTROYED SUNGLASSES, WILL NOT COME OFF LEATHER.  I AM CONTACTING ACURA DEALER TODAY, HOWEVER ONLINE CHAT ROOMS SEEM TO SAY ACURA AND MAGNA DONNELLY (MIRROR MFGR) NOT REPLACING?  I WANT THE MSDS ON THE MIRROR FLUID!!!  *TR
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