2000 Acura RL air bags problems
26 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2000 Acura RL, which is 33% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 33% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 108,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 108,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
While leaving a stop sign at 10 MPH consumers vehicle was t-boned on the drivers side by a truck. Consumer suffered minor injuries, but was not hospitalized. Onsumer was wearing seat belts, side airbags did not deploy.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 acura rl. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the SRS warning indicator remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the sensor in the passenger seat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 75,000. The VIN was not available.