Acura RL Recalls

What this means

NHTSA lists 20 recall campaigns covering at least one Acura RL model year (1996–2012). 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 RL recall campaigns (rows) by model year covered (columns), 2000–2012
Campaign	2000	2001	2002	2003	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
20V026000 Air bag	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
20V027000 Air bag	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
19V500000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	covered
19V501000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
18V662000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered
18V041000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
17V029000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
16V344000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered
16V061000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
14V700000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
14V353000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
13V092000 Brake	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
10V504000 Brake	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
07V551000 Steering	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
07V097000 Fuel pump	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
06V270000 Equipment	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
03V239000 Brake	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
02V119000 Brake	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered

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

All 20 campaigns, newest first

Listed for 1998, 1999, 2000 Acura RL. 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 2000–2003 Acura RL. 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 2005–2012 Acura RL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 19V500000 Filed Jun 27, 2019

Driver Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · driver side · inflator module

71.1% repairedof 1,558 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 19V500000

Listed for 2005–2012 Acura RL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 19V501000 Filed Jun 27, 2019

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

47.7% repairedof 1,657,752 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 19V501000

Listed for 2010, 2011, 2012 Acura RL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 18V662000 Filed Sep 27, 2018

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

85% repairedof 57,095 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 18V662000

Listed for 2009–2012 Acura RL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 18V041000 Filed Jan 9, 2018

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

80.8% repairedof 24,945 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 18V041000

Listed for 2005–2012 Acura RL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 17V029000 Filed Jan 10, 2017

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

71.9% repairedof 308,884 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 17V029000

Listed for 2005–2011 Acura RL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 16V344000 Filed May 23, 2016

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

57.8% repairedof 1,790,894 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 16V344000

Listed for 2005–2012 Acura RL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 16V061000 Filed Feb 3, 2016

Driver's Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

Air bags · frontal · driver side · inflator module

85.6% repairedof 2,232,187 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 16V061000

Listed for 2005 Acura RL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 14V700000 Filed Nov 4, 2014

Passenger Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

Air bags

Repair progress not yet reported

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 14V700000

Listed for 2005 Acura RL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 14V353000 Filed Jun 20, 2014

Passenger Side Air Bag Inflator may Rupture

Air bags

70% repairedof 133,207 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 14V353000

Listed for 2005 Acura RL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 13V092000 Filed Mar 14, 2013

Inadvertent Application of Brakes

Service brakes, hydraulic · antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip · control unit/module

Repair progress not yet reported183,576 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 13V092000

Listed for 2005, 2006, 2007 Acura RL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 10V504000 Filed Oct 22, 2010

BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER

Service brakes, hydraulic · foundation components · master cylinder

Repair progress not yet reported471,820 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 10V504000

Listed for 2005–2008 Acura RL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 07V551000 Filed Dec 4, 2007

POWER STEERING HOSE OIL LEAKING

Steering · hydraulic power assist · hose, piping, and connections

Repair progress not yet reported43,200 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 07V551000

Listed for 2005 Acura RL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 07V097000 Filed Mar 14, 2007

FUEL PUMP RELAY

Fuel system, gasoline · delivery · fuel pump

Repair progress not yet reported166,561 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 07V097000

Listed for 2006 Acura RL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 06V270000 Filed Jul 26, 2006

OWNER'S MANUAL HOTLINE INFORMATION INCORRECT

Equipment · other · owners/service/other manual

Repair progress not yet reported1,190,000 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 06V270000

Listed for 2000 Acura RL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 03V239000 Filed Jul 2, 2003

HONDA/BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER

Service brakes, hydraulic · foundation components · master cylinder

Repair progress not yet reported814 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 03V239000

Listed for 2000, 2001, 2002 Acura RL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 02V119000 Filed May 14, 2002

HONDA/BRAKE STOP SWITCH

Exterior lighting · brake lights · switch

Repair progress not yet reported25,765 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 02V119000

Listed for 1996–1999 Acura RL. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 99V227000 Filed Aug 19, 1999

HONDA/TRANSMISSION

Power train · automatic transmission

Repair progress not yet reported96,518 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 99V227000

Listed for 1996, 1997, 1998 Acura RL. 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

Where to next

Acura RL problems by yearModel overview →Which RL 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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