NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Acura RL Recalls
The 2003 Acura RL has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on January 17, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Acura RL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 9
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Acura RL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2003 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 RL, 7 other models
2003 Acura RL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 9 owner complaints about the 2003 Acura RL, the newest on March 8, 2021.
In complaints about the 2003 Acura RL, the component group named most often is the air bags (67%), followed by the electrical system (11%) and the engine (11%).
The 2003 Acura RL's only recall also concerns the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags6
- Electrical System1
- Engine1
- Fuel/Propulsion System1
- Power Train1
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2003 Acura RL peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 3. 0% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
The 9 complaints about the 2003 Acura RL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura RL by model year
Other 2003 Acura models
Newest record on this page: March 8, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted