Safety Score
55
Average
Recalls
5
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (5)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-10 | 17V029000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 308,884 | — | Details |
| 2016-05-23 | 16V344000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 1,790,894 | — | Details |
| 2016-02-03 | 16V061000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 2,232,187 | — | Details |
| 2010-10-22 | 10V504000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 471,820 | — | Details |
| 2007-12-04 | 07V551000 |
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | 43,200 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I bought the car there was no airbag light on it I was driving down my road and it just randomly turned on been on ever… |
| 2023-01-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The center display screen went blank (black) and I can't adjust anything |
| 2021-08-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Small electric fire in driver side door panel melted all the way through outside door handle . After this happened to m… |
| 2020-01-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CHECK AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHT ON. CONNECTION TO HEADLIGHT DEFECTIVE, HEADLIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF RANDOMLY LIKE WHEN GOING OV… |
| 2019-11-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN SHIFTED TO N DURING AN EVENT, TACHOMETER READS 6000 RPM. T… |
| 2018-11-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HID HEADLIGHTS. MY PROBLEM HAS BEEN WITH MY HEADLIGHTS EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN JULY OF 2015. EVERY NOW … |
| 2018-11-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER SON WAS DRIVING AND APPROACHED A CRASH THAT HAD ALRE… |
| 2017-04-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD GLOVE BOX IS DEFECTIVE. I BELIEVE THIS HAPPENS TO MANY VEHICLES WHICH NO ONE BOTHERS TO REPORT.… |
| 2017-02-27 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES ITS ONE AND SOMETIMES BOTH. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS O… |
| 2017-01-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DOOR HANDLE STARTED SMOKING AND WILL NOT LET START GPS DISPLAY SCREEN DOES NOT WORK CLOCK DISPLAY DOES NOT WOR… |
| 2016-12-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM FLICKERS AND WILL COMPLETELY GO OFF. HAVE TAKEN INTO DEALER WITH NO RESULTS (CLAIM THEY COULD N… |
| 2016-10-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V34… |
| 2016-10-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM AMERICAN HONDA IN MARCH, 2016 ABOUT A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. UNDER THE SECTIO… |
| 2016-09-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344… |
| 2016-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V34… |
| 2016-07-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - RECEIVED NOTICE TO REPLACE PASSENGER AIRBAG IN JULY. CALLED DEALER ON JULY 11, ( MONTANO ACURA IN ALBUQ… |
| 2016-07-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I HAD MY DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG REPLACED ALMOST 87 DAYS WITH OUT MY ACURA RL RECIEVED A LOANER... 33 DAYS L… |
| 2016-07-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS)… |
| 2016-07-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED NOTICE FROM ACURA ON 7/5/16 TO CALL MY DEALER (ACURA OF OCEAN, NJ) TO SCHEDULE APPT. FOR REPL… |
| 2016-07-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR INTERMITTENT… |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2005 ACURA RL. CONSUMER REQUESTS AN UPDATE ON AVAILABILITY OF DEFECTIVE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT PARTS. *SMD RECALL # 16V… |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V06… |
| 2016-06-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS).… |
| 2016-06-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK AIR BAG SYSTEM WARMING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE C… |
| 2016-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2005 ACURA RL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE. *SMD |
| 2016-05-29 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER LIGHT FLICKERING MORE FREQUENTLY THESE DAY. WENT TO DEALER AND REPLACED THE LOW BEAM LIGHT BULB. STILL … |
| 2016-05-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344… |
| 2016-05-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | 2005 ACURA RL, HEADLIGHTS HAVE FLICKERED SINCE PURCHASE IN 2005, HAVE REPORTED THIS OVER THE PAST 9-10 YEARS CORPORATEL… |
| 2016-05-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKER A LOT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THEY GO OUT SOMETIMES ONE AT A TIME, DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT OR PA… |
| 2016-03-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT WANTED TO VOICE THEIR DISSATISFACTION AT HONDA FOR THE… |
| 2016-03-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061… |
| 2016-03-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V06… |
| 2016-03-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V34… |
| 2016-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061… |
| 2016-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061… |
| 2016-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: BEEN WAITING SINCE MARCH, 2016 FOR REPLACEMENT AIRBAG. CAN THIS BE EXPEDITED. |
| 2016-02-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I AM CONCERNED WHEN THIS WILL BE REPLACED. |
| 2016-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES CONCERNED WITH AIR BAG INFLATORS. I CONTACTD A DEALER APPROX. 3 MONTHS AGO AND HAVE … |
| 2015-12-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | GLOVE BOX MATERIAL IS MELTING AND SAGGING. ITHE GLOVE BOX MATERIAL HAS ALSO "ORANGE PEELED". WHEN GOOGLED, THIS IS A … |
| 2015-10-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS);… |
| 2015-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2005 ACURA RL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG RECALL REPLACEMENT ISSUES. *SMD ACURA INFORMED THE CONSUMER, HIS… |
| 2015-04-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | ONE NIGHT WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT BEGAN FLICKERING CONSTANTLY AND THE AFS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND H… |
| 2015-03-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN TRYING TO USE KEYLESS ACCESS SYSTEM WHEN LOCKING THE 2005 ACURA RL I PRESS THE BUTTON ON THE DOOR HANDLE TO LOCK T… |
| 2014-11-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I AM QUESTION WHY NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V700000 IS ONLY IN HIGH TEMPERATURE OR HUMIDITY AREAS WHERE THERE ARE NOW I… |
| 2014-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON BECAUSE OF A MALFUNCTION WITH THE RIGHT SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR, AS IN MANY OTHER ACURA VEHICLES, … |
| 2014-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER AND SHUT OFF, SEEMINGLY REGARDLESS OF VEHICLE SPEED OR DRIVING CONDITIONS. AT TIMES,… |
| 2014-06-23 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | DEFECT INVESTIGATION EA13002 HAS 1 RELATED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V092000 MY CAR WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A… |
| 2014-06-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE I'M DRIVING FROM WORK I HEAD A SQUEAK NOISE. SO I TURN THE AC OFF THE NOISE STOP BUT STILL HEAR TIME TO TIME. I G… |
| 2014-05-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE RUNNING BUT NO ACCELERATION. SHUT OFF AND RESTART ENABLED 3 DAYS OF DRIVING WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. SHOP DECLAR… |
| 2014-04-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING, THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. CYCLING IGNITION OFF/ON BROUGHT THINGS BACK TO NORMAL. REPO… |