NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Acura CL Recalls
The 2001 Acura CL has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 17, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Acura CL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 271
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2001 Acura CL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2001 Acura CL
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 2002 CL, 7 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 04V176000
- Reported
- April 15, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,099,796
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 CL, 5 other models
2001 Acura CL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 271 owner complaints about the 2001 Acura CL, the newest on April 29, 2026. Of these, 13 describe a crash (5%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2001 Acura CL, the component group named most often is the power train (76%), followed by the air bags (12%) and the visibility (4%).
1 of the 2001 Acura CL's 3 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2001 Acura CL owners gave the mileage (176 complaints), the median was 62,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train206
- Air Bags32
- Visibility12
- Electrical System9
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic8
- Vehicle Speed Control8
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9 | |
| 2002 | 42 | |
| 2003 | 58 | |
| 2004 | 36 | |
| 2005 | 14 | |
| 2006 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 14 | |
| 2009 | 12 | |
| 2010 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 10 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Acura CL peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 58. 54% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
The 271 complaints about the 2001 Acura CL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura CL by model year
Other 2001 Acura models
Newest record on this page: April 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted