NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Acura RL Recalls
The 2002 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 2002 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
- 43
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 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 2002 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 2000–2001, 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 2000–2001 RL
2002 Acura RL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 43 owner complaints about the 2002 Acura RL, the newest on October 23, 2024. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%).
In complaints about the 2002 Acura RL, the component group named most often is the air bags (42%), followed by the power train (23%) and the electrical system (12%).
1 of the 2002 Acura RL's 2 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2002 Acura RL owners gave the mileage (15 complaints), the median was 76,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags18
- Power Train10
- Electrical System5
- Steering4
- Engine And Engine Cooling3
- Suspension3
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 13 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2002 Acura RL peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 13. 37% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
The 43 complaints about the 2002 Acura RL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura RL by model year
Other 2002 Acura models
Newest record on this page: October 23, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted