NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Acura RL Recalls
The 2009 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 2009 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
- 8
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 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 2009 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 2005–2008, 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 2005–2008, 2010–2012 RL, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V041000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 24,945
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2012 RL, 2 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 2005–2008, 2010–2012 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 2005–2008, 2010–2011 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 2005–2008, 2010–2012 RL, 10 other models
2009 Acura RL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 8 owner complaints about the 2009 Acura RL, the newest on April 22, 2019. Of these, 1 describe a crash (13%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2009 Acura RL, the component group named most often is the air bags (38%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (25%) and the vehicle speed control (25%).
6 of the 2009 Acura RL's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags3
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
- Vehicle Speed Control2
- Electrical System1
- Fuel System, Gasoline1
- Fuel System, Other1
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Acura RL peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 2. 50% arrived between 2008 and 2012, 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 8 complaints about the 2009 Acura RL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura RL by model year
Other 2009 Acura models
Newest record on this page: June 27, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted