NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Acura RL Recalls
The 2008 Acura RL has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Acura RL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 13
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Acura RL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2008 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 2005–2007, 2009–2010, 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 2005–2007, 2009–2012 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 2005–2007, 2009–2012 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 2005–2007, 2009–2011 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 2005–2007, 2009–2012 RL, 10 other models
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 2005–2007 RL
2008 Acura RL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 13 owner complaints about the 2008 Acura RL, the newest on September 21, 2017. Of these, 1 describe a crash (8%).
In complaints about the 2008 Acura RL, the component group named most often is the air bags (62%), followed by the electrical system (8%) and the equipment adaptive/mobility (8%).
5 of the 2008 Acura RL's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags8
- Electrical System1
- Equipment Adaptive/Mobility1
- Fuel System, Gasoline1
- Latches/Locks/Linkages1
- Service Brakes1
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Acura RL peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 8. 23% arrived between 2007 and 2011, 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 13 complaints about the 2008 Acura RL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura RL by model year
Other 2008 Acura models
Newest record on this page: June 27, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted