2008 Acura RL
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Vehicle coverage
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Coverage held for this vehicle
- OFFICIAL ACTION 6 US Recalls
- MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 72 Manufacturer Bulletins
- INVESTIGATION 0 Investigations
- CONSUMER REPORT 13 Consumer Complaints
- CANADIAN RECALL 3 Canada Recalls
These are counts of distinct official records held locally. They are not combined into any score, and a record count is not a failure rate. A zero means no record is held here, not that none exists.
US Recalls
NHTSA Recall US
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19V500000 2019-06-27
Recall 19V500000
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013 Acura ILX, 2015 RDX, 2005-2010 and 2012 RL, 2009-2014 TL, 2010 and 2012 ZDX, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2011-2013 and 2015 CR-Z, 2009-2013 Fit, 2013 Fit EV, 2010-2011 and 2013 Insight and 2007-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with driver frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement…
Recorded model years: 2008
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19V501000 2019-06-27
Recall 19V501000
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2005-2012 RL, 2003-2007 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007-2008 Fit, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, and 2006-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with passenger frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, that…
Recorded model years: 2008
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17V029000 2017-01-10
Recall 17V029000
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2005-2006 Acura MDX and Honda CR-V vehicles, 2005-2011 Honda Element vehicles, 2005-2012 Acura RL vehicles, 2006-2012 Honda Ridgeline vehicles, 2007-2008 Honda Fit vehicles and 2005-2008 Honda Pilot vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana…
Recorded model years: 2008
Showing 3 of 6 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
A further 21 records exist for the Acura RL where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
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Manufacturer Bulletins
NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US
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11034208 2026-06-30
B18-023
Service Bulletin - Warranty Extension: Customer Support Program For Front Passenger's Airbag Inflator.
Recorded model years: 2008
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11029278 2026-02-28
B18-020
Service Bulletin - Warranty Extension: Customer Support Program For Driver's Airbag Inflator for 2013-14 ILX Hybrid and Other Listed Years and Models.
Recorded model years: 2008
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10237044 2023-05-17
B23040A
Service News - The navigation clock and date are incorrect. This is due to a limited GPS receiver capacity resulting in rollover of internal chip memory. The rollover occurred on January 1, 2022 at 12:00AM local time
Recorded model years: 2008
Showing 3 of 72 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
A further 318 records exist for the Acura RL where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.
Investigations
NHTSA Investigation US
No matching records were found in the currently integrated dataset. This does not mean none exist for this vehicle — always check the official source using the VIN.
See all model years Go to the Acura RL page
A further 3 records exist for the Acura RL where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.
Canada Recalls
Transport Canada Recall CA
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2017009 2017-01-10
Transport Canada recall 2017009
Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.
Recorded model years: 2008
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2016046 2016-02-01
Transport Canada recall 2016046
Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.
Recorded model years: 2008
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2007387 2007-12-05
Transport Canada recall 2007387
On certain vehicles, the power steering hose may deteriorate prematurely, causing the hose to crack and leak. Power steering fluid leakage onto a hot catalytic converter, will generate smoke and possibly lead to an under-hood fire, causing property damage and/or personal injury or death. Correction: Dealers will install an updated power steering hose.
Recorded model years: 2008
A further 13 records exist for the Acura RL where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.
Consumer Complaints
NHTSA Complaint US
13 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.
Outcomes stated in those reports
- reports mentioning a crash 1
Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.
By system
- Air bags (restraint system)8 (57.1%)Official recall records for this system: 29, covering model years 1998–2012.
- Brakes1 (7.1%)Official recall records for this system: 6, covering model years 2000–2007.
- Electrical system1 (7.1%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2000–2002.
- Equipment & accessories1 (7.1%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2006.
- Fuel system1 (7.1%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2005.
- Doors, latches & locks1 (7.1%)
- Tires & wheels1 (7.1%)
A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.
A further 420 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.