2012 Acura Rl

The 2012 Acura RL has 6 recalls, all involving the Takata airbag inflator defect, where both the driver and front passenger airbag inflators can rupture and send sharp metal fragments into the cabin, causing serious injury or death.

All six recalls address the same underlying problem: the frontal airbag inflators on this vehicle can explode with excessive force rather than inflating the airbag normally. When that happens, metal shards from the inflator housing can fly toward the driver and front passenger at high speed. Because multiple recall campaigns were filed over time as the scope of affected vehicles expanded, prior repair attempts on some vehicles may not have fully resolved the issue, and owners should confirm their specific vehicle has received the current remedy. One campaign is specifically scoped to vehicles ever registered in high-humidity states and territories, including Florida, Hawaii, Texas, Louisiana, and several U.S. territories, where heat and moisture accelerate the degradation of the inflator propellant and raise the risk of rupture. This is one of the largest and most consequential airbag safety issues in automotive history, and any unrepaired 2012 RL should be verified by VIN to confirm which campaigns remain open.