# 2005 ACURA RL — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1765590` · 2021-08-29 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** ACURA
- **Model:** RL
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
## Narrative
Small electric fire in driver side door panel melted all the way through outside door handle . After this happened to me I looked through forums and this seems to be a common issue with this car and there has been no recall for this issue . Very unsafe
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