2004 Acura RL — reported problems

What the records are about, by source

Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.

• Owner complaints (841 records, model years 1996–2012) are most frequently classified under: air bags (restraint system), lights and electrical system.
• Transport Canada recalls (55 records, model years 1996–2012) are most frequently classified under: air bags (restraint system), fuel system and brakes.
• Manufacturer communications (1,578 records, model years 1996–2012) are most frequently classified under: air bags (restraint system), equipment & accessories and electrical system.
• Investigations (6 records, model years 2005) are most frequently classified under: air bags (restraint system) and stability & traction control.

"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records

Evidence by model year

Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.

1. 1996 96 records for 1996 96
2. 1997 93 records for 1997 93
3. 1998 90 records for 1998 90
4. 1999 106 records for 1999 106
5. 2000 151 records for 2000 151
6. 2001 90 records for 2001 90
7. 2002 119 records for 2002 119
8. 2003 57 records for 2003 57
9. 2004 45 records for 2004 45
10. 2005 277 records for 2005 277
11. 2006 123 records for 2006 123
12. 2007 102 records for 2007 102
13. 2008 94 records for 2008 94
14. 2009 79 records for 2009 79
15. 2010 80 records for 2010 80
16. 2011 102 records for 2011 102
17. 2012 98 records for 2012 98

Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.

Reports mentioning outcomes

• 1mention a crash
• 2mention an injury

These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.

Official records held

• Manufacturer communications NHTSA 34
• Owner complaints NHTSA 11

Explore the underlying evidence records

Diagnostic codes found in evidence for this vehicle

These codes appear by explicit identifier in official records matched to this exact model and year.

• P1456 in 2 records
• P1457 in 2 records

A code appearing in a record means the code was named in that document. It is not a diagnosis of this vehicle, not a fault this vehicle has, and not an indication of urgency. Diagnosis requires reading live data from the vehicle.