NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Acura CL Recalls
The 2003 Acura CL has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Acura CL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 73
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2003 Acura CL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2003 Acura CL
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V499000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,947
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V182000
- Reported
- March 6, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,101,534
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 16 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V320000
- Reported
- May 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,281,043
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 11 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 2001–2002 CL, 5 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 02V226000
- Reported
- August 28, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,551
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
2003 Acura CL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 73 owner complaints about the 2003 Acura CL, the newest on October 2, 2025. Of these, 5 describe a crash (7%); owners reported 5 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2003 Acura CL, the component group named most often is the power train (49%), followed by the air bags (12%) and the exterior lighting (7%).
1 of the 2003 Acura CL's 5 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2003 Acura CL owners gave the mileage (52 complaints), the median was 74,455 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train36
- Air Bags9
- Exterior Lighting5
- Electrical System4
- Engine3
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic3
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8 | |
| 2004 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Acura CL peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 8. 38% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
The 73 complaints about the 2003 Acura CL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura CL by model year
Other 2003 Acura models
Newest record on this page: October 2, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted