NHTSA Safety Recalls
Acura CL Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 7 recall campaigns for the Acura CL, across 3 model years from 2001 to 2003. The 2003 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2002 (2).
- Model years
- 3
- Recall campaigns
- 7
- Most recalls
- 2003
- Owner complaints
- 400
2001–2003, with a recall
5 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 400 complaints with NHTSA about the Acura CL across 5 model years; the most, 271, concern the 2001.
Owners marked a crash on 20 of the Acura CL complaints (5%) and a fire on 2.
Across all Acura CL model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 282 complaints), then the air bags (49).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Acura CL in 2003: 80, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Acura CL is air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module, in 6 model-year listings.
The newest Acura CL recall, 20V026000, was reported on January 17, 2020 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.
Acura CL years to avoid
Too few Acura CL model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Acura CL years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Acura CL
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE6
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION3
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
Acura CL model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Acura CL recall campaign (7)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20V026000January 17, 2020 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2001 | crash, injury and death | 1,439,841 |
| 20V027000January 17, 2020 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2001–2002 | crash, injury and death | 875,966 |
| 19V499000June 27, 2019 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2003 | injury and death | 3,947 |
| 19V182000March 6, 2019 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2003 | injury and death | 1,101,534 |
| 15V320000May 28, 2015 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2003 | crash, injury and death | 6,281,043 |
| 04V176000April 15, 2004 | power train: automatic transmission | 2001–2003 | crash | 1,099,796 |
| 02V226000August 28, 2002 | engine and engine cooling: engine | 2003 | crash | 17,551 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Acura CL. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: April 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted