Vehicle profile
1996 Acura RL 3.5RL
Sedan · Midsize Cars
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 210 hp
- Cylinders
- 6-cyl
- Displacement
- 3.5L
- Fuel
- Premium gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 4-spd
- Drive
- FWD
- Body class
- Midsize Cars
- Doors
- 4
Federal recall campaigns
3 federal recall campaigns.
How this compares
- vs 1996 Midsize Cars
- 0.81× the 3.69 campaigns averaged across that group (fewer than typical)
- Most-affected system
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING — 1 of 3 (33.3%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 1996 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
06E049000
EXTERIOR LIGHTINGCERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Consequence: WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Remedy: CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.
24/05/2006
99V227000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A TRANSMISSION CASE BOLT CAN LOOSEN AND FALL OUT ALLOWING THE TRANSMISSION TO DISENGAGE FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL.
Consequence: THE VEHICLE COULD LOSE POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO THE PARK POSITION WOULD NOT LOCK THE WHEELS, AND A PARKED VEHICLE COULD MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY IF THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT SET.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REDESIGNED BOLT.
19/08/1999
99V069000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINTVEHICLE 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: THIS CONDITION WOULD RESULT IN VEHICLE DECELERATION AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. ALSO STEERING CONTROLLABILITY WOULD BE REDUCED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS.
10/05/1999
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"year": 1996,
"make": "Acura",
"model": "RL",
"trim": "3.5RL",
"submodel": "Sedan",
"horsepower": 210,
"cylinders": 6,
"displacement_l": 3.5,
"transmission": "Automatic 4-spd",
"drive_type": "FWD",
"fuel_type": "Premium gasoline",
"body_class": "Midsize Cars",
"image_url": "https://vehicle.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com/vehicles/1996/Acura/RL/1996_Acura_RL_2b2406b9_00001_.png",
"image_type": "illustration",
"recall_count": 3
}Compare
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