ACURA RL PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS
Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of ACURA RL recalls and defective parts found
on ACURA RL automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized
to order the ACURA RL manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle
equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design,
structure, body, or performance.
Most Recent Recalls For ACURA RL
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| 2005-2007 ACURA RL | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER Units affected: 471820 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) Report Date: 2010-10-22 |
| Summary: HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2007 ODYSSEY AND ACURA RL VEHICLES. BRAKE FLUID CONTAINING POLYMERS IS USED THAT ACTS AS A LUBRICANT FOR CERTAIN BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENTS. IF REPLACEMENT BRAKE FLUID IS USED THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN SUCH POLYMERS, OR THAT CONTAINS ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS, A PART OF THE RUBBER SEAL LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER MAY BECOME DRY, AND THE SEAL MAY CURL DURING MOVEMENT OF THE PISTON. IF THIS OCCURS, A SMALL AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID COULD SLOWLY LEAK FROM THE SEAL INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. |  |
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| 2005-2008 ACURA RL | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS Units affected: 43200 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) Report Date: 2007-12-04 |
| Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, PROLONGED HIGH UNDER-HOOD TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE THE POWER STEERING HOSE TO DETERIORATE PREMATURELY CAUSING THE HOSE TO CRACK AND LEAK POWER STEERING FLUID. |  |
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| 2005 ACURA RL | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP Units affected: 166561 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) Report Date: 2007-03-14 |
| Summary: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, A COIL WIRE INSIDE THE FUEL PUMP RELAY MAY BREAK, CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO LOSE POWER. IF THE FUEL PUMP BECOMES INOPERATIVE, THE ENGINE MAY NOT START. |  |
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| 2006 ACURA RL | EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL Units affected: 1190000 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) Report Date: 2006-07-26 |
| Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES, THE OWNER'S MANUALS CONTAIN INCORRECT CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S (NHTSA) VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE. |  |
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| 1996-1998 ACURA RL | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT Units affected: 124875 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. Report Date: 1999-05-10 |
| Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. CERTAIN VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH BALL JOINTS THAT CAN PREMATURELY WEAR OUT AND, IN THE WORSE CASE, THE BALL JOINT WOULD SEPARATE CAUSING THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE. |  |
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