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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2010 Acura RL Recalls

The 2010 Acura RL has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Acura RL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
7

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
9

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2010 Acura RL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

7 recalls on the 2010 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 2005–2009, 2012 RL, 9 other models

19V500000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2005–2009, 2011–2012 RL, 11 other models

19V501000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
18V662000
Reported
September 27, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 57,095
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2011–2012 RL, 2 other models

18V662000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2009, 2011–2012 RL, 2 other models

18V041000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2005–2009, 2011–2012 RL, 6 other models

17V029000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2005–2009, 2011 RL, 7 other models

16V344000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2005–2009, 2011–2012 RL, 10 other models

16V061000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2010 Acura RL complaints by year

NHTSA has received 9 owner complaints about the 2010 Acura RL, the newest on September 21, 2016. Of these, 1 describe a crash (11%).

In complaints about the 2010 Acura RL, the component group named most often is the air bags (78%), followed by the exterior lighting (11%) and the structure (11%).

7 of the 2010 Acura RL's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags7
  • Exterior Lighting1
  • Structure1
  • Vehicle Speed Control1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2010 Acura RL received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20091
20101
20167

Complaints about the 2010 Acura RL peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 7. 22% arrived between 2009 and 2013, 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 9 complaints about the 2010 Acura RL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Acura RL by model year

Other 2010 Acura models

Newest record on this page: June 27, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted