NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Acura CL Recalls
The 2002 Acura CL has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 17, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Acura CL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 44
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2002 Acura CL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2002 Acura CL
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 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 2001, 2003 CL, 5 other models
2002 Acura CL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 44 owner complaints about the 2002 Acura CL, the newest on February 28, 2023. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%); owners reported 0 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2002 Acura CL, the component group named most often is the power train (75%), followed by the air bags (11%) and the electrical system (9%).
1 of the 2002 Acura CL's 2 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2002 Acura CL owners gave the mileage (23 complaints), the median was 45,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train33
- Air Bags5
- Electrical System4
- Engine And Engine Cooling4
- Vehicle Speed Control4
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)3
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9 | |
| 2003 | 13 | |
| 2004 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Acura CL peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 13. 66% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
The 44 complaints about the 2002 Acura CL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura CL by model year
Other 2002 Acura models
Newest record on this page: February 28, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted