Acura CL
Registered from 1996 to 2003.
About this model
The Acura CL is a midsize four passenger coupe manufactured and marketed by Honda's Acura brand across two generations from 1997–2003 model years.
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Crash test
| Stability control | Optional |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 1592 kg · 2720 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2002 | 1592 kg · 2720 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2001 | 1592 kg · 2720 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 1999 | 1466 kg · 2720 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 1998 | 1466 kg · 2720 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 1997 | 1471 kg · 2720 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Engineering analysis, opened September 2021, still open.
Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Engineering analysis, opened February 2015, still open.
Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Preliminary evaluation, opened June 2014, closed March 2015.
Automatic transmission sudden downshift
Preliminary evaluation, opened October 2002, closed March 2003.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Acura filed 177 bulletins about the 2003 CL.
- Air bags: 42
- Power train: 37
- Equipment: 30
- Engine and engine cooling: 21
- Electrical system: 16
- Service brakes, hydraulic: 7
- Fuel system, other: 3
- Steering: 3
- Visibility: 3
- Exterior lighting: 2
- Other: 13
- Special Tool Loan Program: Under TOOLS AVAILABLE FOR LOAN, the list has been updated. · May 2022
- Service Bulletin - Case v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Case No. BC 424169 (Third Clutch Transmission Settlement - $25 Credit Vouchers). · June 2021
- Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any… · March 2020
- Dealer message - Today, Acura is notifying dealers of a voluntary noncompliance recall for a small number of Acura vehicles due to an error on the replacement (service part) underhood emissions… · September 2018
- Service bulletin - Emission certification labels that were replaced on a small number of vehicles may have been replaced with a label listing incorrect information. The affected emission labels are… · September 2018
- Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any… · June 2018
- Servicenews article - Is the navigation screen clock reading 00:00? We?re aware of this issue and have it under investigation. · March 2018
- Dealer message - Certain vehicles within the above model/model years are subject to one or more of three recalls that were announced today. Do not sell any of these vehicles until Acura has provided… · February 2018
169 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.