NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Acura RL Recalls
The 2005 Acura RL has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Acura RL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 125
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Acura RL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2005 Acura RL
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V500000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,558
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2010, 2012 RL, 9 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V501000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,657,752
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2012 RL, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V029000
- Reported
- January 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 308,884
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2012 RL, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V344000
- Reported
- May 23, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,790,894
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2011 RL, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V061000
- Reported
- February 3, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,232,187
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2012 RL, 10 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V700000
- Reported
- November 4, 2014
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 9 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V353000
- Reported
- June 20, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 133,207
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 8 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 13V092000
- Reported
- March 14, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 183,576
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 10V504000
- Reported
- October 22, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 471,820
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007 RL, 1 other model
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 07V551000
- Reported
- December 4, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43,200
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008 RL
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 07V097000
- Reported
- March 14, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 166,561
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
2005 Acura RL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 125 owner complaints about the 2005 Acura RL, the newest on April 26, 2025. Of these, 4 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Acura RL, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (39%), followed by the air bags (29%) and the electrical system (14%).
7 of the 2005 Acura RL's 11 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2005 Acura RL owners gave the mileage (77 complaints), the median was 73,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting49
- Air Bags36
- Electrical System18
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic7
- Structure7
- Unknown Or Other5
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 9 | |
| 2010 | 15 | |
| 2011 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 31 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Acura RL peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 31. 14% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 125 complaints about the 2005 Acura RL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura RL by model year
Other 2005 Acura models
Newest record on this page: April 26, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted