NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Acura RL Recalls
The 2001 Acura RL has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 17, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Acura RL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 12
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Acura RL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2001 Acura RL
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 2000, 2002–2003 RL, 7 other models
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 02V119000
- Reported
- May 14, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 25,765
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 RL
2001 Acura RL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 12 owner complaints about the 2001 Acura RL, the newest on October 9, 2020. Of these, 1 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2001 Acura RL, the component group named most often is the air bags (42%), followed by the power train (42%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (8%).
1 of the 2001 Acura RL's 2 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags5
- Power Train5
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
- Steering1
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Acura RL peaked in 2001, when NHTSA received 3. 42% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
The 12 complaints about the 2001 Acura RL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura RL by model year
Other 2001 Acura models
Newest record on this page: October 9, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted