Factory build sheet

2005 Acura RL

Build JH4KB165-5 · 3.5L 6cyl · Sedan

VIN positions 1 through 8 read JH4KB165 and position 10 reads 5. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every RL whose VIN starts JH4KB165 and carries 5 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 3,162 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 3,162 known VINs
  • 23 listed for sale now

Factory specification

As filed by Acura with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.

Engine

Displacement
3.5 L
Displacement (CI)
212
Cylinders
6
Configuration
V-Shaped
Engine model
J35A8
Engine manufacturer
Honda
Valve train
Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Horsepower
300 hp
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Transmission
Automatic
Forward speeds
5

Body & chassis

Body class
Sedan/Saloon
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Doors
4
Manufacturer
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

Weight rating

GVWR class
Class 1C
GVWR
4,001–5,000 lb

Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.

What this build asks today

Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.

$6,450 median asking price · 44 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026

Low 2% of listings $2,880 Top 2% of listings $11,990

Compare every 2005 RL trim and its price →

The same build, other model years

Acura used the VIN pattern JH4KB165 for 4 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

How this VIN pattern is read

A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.

Positions Characters What they encode
1–3 JH4 HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 KB165 Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 5 Model year — 2005
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

NHTSA safety ratings

Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2005 Acura RL as a whole rather than this build alone.

Rollover

★★★★★ 5 / 5

11 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2005 RL. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.

3,162 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to JH4KB165-5 shares the specification above.

  • 3,162 Known VINs
  • 23 Listed for sale now
  • 44 Priced listings
  • $6,450 Median asking

Vehicles of this build

A fixed sample of 3 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.

Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.

Browse all 3,162 VINs of this build →

Neighboring configurations

Other factory configurations of the RL, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.

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Where this data comes from

Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.

Prices are asking prices from 44 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.

Vehicle counts come from the 3,162 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.