NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Acura RL Recalls
The 2000 Acura RL has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 17, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Acura RL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 59
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2000 Acura RL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2000 Acura RL
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V026000
- Reported
- January 17, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,439,841
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V027000
- Reported
- January 17, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 875,966
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 RL, 7 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 03V239000
- Reported
- July 2, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 814
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2000 Acura RL
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 02V119000
- Reported
- May 14, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 25,765
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 RL
2000 Acura RL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 59 owner complaints about the 2000 Acura RL, the newest on October 3, 2022. Of these, 5 describe a crash (8%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2000 Acura RL, the component group named most often is the air bags (44%), followed by the electrical system (15%) and the power train (12%).
2 of the 2000 Acura RL's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2000 Acura RL owners gave the mileage (31 complaints), the median was 77,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags26
- Electrical System9
- Power Train7
- Seat Belts5
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic4
- Vehicle Speed Control4
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 15 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 Acura RL peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 15. 10% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
The 59 complaints about the 2000 Acura RL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura RL by model year
Other 2000 Acura models
Newest record on this page: October 3, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted