Acura CL Recalls

What this means

NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns covering at least one Acura CL model year (1997–2003). Each campaign below shows the model years it covers, the official NHTSA text and the share of vehicles repaired so far.

Data summary generated from official records. Methodology Data: NHTSA, DOT, EPA · Refreshed Oct 6, 2026

Which model years each campaign covers

Acura CL recall campaigns (rows) by model year covered (columns), 1997–2003
Campaign	1997	1998	1999	2001	2002	2003
20V026000 Air bag	not covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered
20V027000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	not covered
19V499000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered
19V182000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered
15V320000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered
04V176000 Power train	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered
03V423000 Electrical	not covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
02V226000 Engine	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered
02V120000 Electrical	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
99V069000 Suspension	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
98V018000 Power train	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered

● = the campaign lists this model year. Source: NHTSA recalls file, retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

All 11 campaigns, newest first

Listed for 1998, 1999, 2001 Acura CL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 20V026000 Filed Jan 17, 2020

Air Bag Inflators May Rupture or Underinflate Bag

Air bags · frontal · driver side · inflator module

7.9% repairedof 1,439,841 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 20V026000

Listed for 2001, 2002 Acura CL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 20V027000 Filed Jan 17, 2020

Air Bag Inflators May Rupture or Underinflate Bag

Air bags · frontal · driver side · inflator module

14% repairedof 875,966 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 20V027000

Listed for 2003 Acura CL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 19V499000 Filed Jun 27, 2019

Driver Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · driver side · inflator module

29.5% repairedof 3,947 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 19V499000

Listed for 2003 Acura CL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 19V182000 Filed Mar 6, 2019

Driver Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · driver side · inflator module

54.2% repairedof 1,101,534 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 19V182000

Listed for 2003 Acura CL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 15V320000 Filed May 28, 2015

Driver's Frontal Air Bag May Rupture

Air bags · frontal · driver side · inflator module

79% repairedof 6,281,043 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 15V320000

Listed for 2001, 2002, 2003 Acura CL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 04V176000 Filed Apr 15, 2004

HONDA/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Power train · automatic transmission

Repair progress not yet reported1,099,796 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 04V176000

Listed for 1998, 1999 Acura CL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 03V423000 Filed Oct 27, 2003

HONDA/IGNITION SWITCH

Electrical system · ignition · switch

Repair progress not yet reported563,861 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 03V423000

Listed for 2003 Acura CL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 02V226000 Filed Aug 28, 2002

HONDA/TIMING BELT/WATER PUMP

Engine and engine cooling · engine

Repair progress not yet reported17,551 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 02V226000

Listed for 1997, 1998, 1999 Acura CL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 02V120000 Filed May 16, 2002

HONDA/IGNITION SWITCH

Electrical system · ignition · switch

Repair progress not yet reported1,000,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 02V120000

Listed for 1997, 1998 Acura CL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 99V069000 Filed May 10, 1999

HONDA/BALL JOINTS

Suspension · front · control arm · lower ball joint

Repair progress not yet reported124,875 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 99V069000

Listed for 1998 Acura CL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 98V018000 Filed Feb 10, 1998

HONDA/TRANSMISSION PARKING PAWL

Power train · automatic transmission · park/neutral start interlock switch

Repair progress not yet reported33,966 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 98V018000

Where to next

Acura CL problems by yearModel overview →Which CL years drew the fewest complaints?Best & worst years →Have a VIN? Decode itVIN decoder →

How this page was madeSources, processing, limits, review and changes

Data sources

NHTSA recalls by vehicle
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
US DOT recall completion rates (data.transportation.gov)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA ODI owner complaints
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA NCAP 5-Star Safety Ratings
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EPA fuel economy data (licence confirmation pending)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EIA weekly retail gasoline prices
Weekly, all taxes included

Processing

Complaints are counted per component. One complaint can list several, so component totals add up to more than the total.
Fuel cost = miles per year ÷ EPA combined mpg × EIA weekly price for your region.

Limitations

Complaint counts are owner reports, not verified findings or failure rates. There is no sales denominator.
Recall campaigns are listed for the model year. Only NHTSA and the automaker know whether a specific car was repaired.
Recent model years are still collecting reports.

Review

Data compiled automatically from the official files listed here.

Changelog

2026-10-06 Data refreshed from the official files.

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