1997 Acura CL: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1997 Acura CL. The newest campaign is 02V120000. NHTSA received the report on 16 May 2002. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Ignition / Switch. NHTSA has 69 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 02V120000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the ignition switch. Owner notification began june 14, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact honda at 1-800-999-1009 or acura at 1-800-382-2238.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 1,124,875 units in total.
02V120000Received . 1,000,000 units.
Electrical System / Ignition / Switch
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain sedans, coupes, hatchbacks, and sport utility vehicles, electrical contacts in the ignition switch can degrade due to the high electrical current passing through the switch when the vehicle is started.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Worn contacts could cause the engine to stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the ignition switch. Owner notification began june 14, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact honda at 1-800-999-1009 or acura at 1-800-382-2238.
Report filed by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
99V069000Received . 124,875 units.
Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball Joint
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition would result in vehicle deceleration and a sudden loss of power. Also steering controllability would be reduced.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the front suspension lower ball joints.
Report filed by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
69 complaints, 89 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1997 Acura CL
- All 1997 vehicles
| Component | 1997 CL | All 1997 vehicles | CL, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 202.2 | 90.5 | 532.8 | 18 |
| Electrical System | 157.3 | 79.7 | 67.6 | 14 |
| Air Bags | 101.1 | 60.7 | 44.4 | 9 |
| Suspension | 101.1 | 62.4 | 34.7 | 9 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 89.9 | 134.8 | 54.1 | 8 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 78.7 | 106.3 | 42.5 | 7 |
| Visibility | 67.4 | 58.9 | 48.3 | 6 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 44.9 | 44.5 | 34.7 | 4 |
| Structure | 44.9 | 35.8 | 15.4 | 4 |
| Tires | 33.7 | 56.3 | 27 | 3 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 4
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 4
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 4 Oct 2010
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1997 Acura CLThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1997 Acura CL: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/acura/cl/1997/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 Acura CL?
- 1,124,875 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Acura CL have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the Acura CL, model years 1997 to 2003. 2 of them name the 1997 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Acura CL name most often?
- Power Train: 18 of 89 component mentions, or 202.2 per 1,000. For all 1997 vehicles the figure is 90.5 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Acura CL open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.