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2009 Acura RDX problems

NHTSA lists 15 complaints for the 2009 Acura RDX, 1 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as ACURA RDX.

At a glance

Complaints
15
With crash
1
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
2
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
2,232,187
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
55

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
AIR BAGS1066.7%
POWER TRAIN16.7%
SERVICE BRAKES16.7%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC16.7%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL16.7%
VISIBILITY16.7%
WHEELS16.7%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
POWER TRAINAUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
VISIBILITYSUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY1

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.

Recalls

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2 recalls.

19V182000

Date: 2019-03-06. Systems: AIR BAGS.

Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling specific 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2013-2016 ILX, 2013-2014 ILX Hybrid, 2003-2006 MDX, 2007-2016 RDX, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2004-2006, and 2009-2014 TL, 2010-2013 ZDX and 2001-2007 and 2009 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2007 and 2010-2011 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007 Fit, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, and (excerpt)

Consequence: An explosion of an inflator within the driver frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver, front seat passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death. (excerpt)

Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began April 10, 2019. Honda owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is O41. Acura owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's number for this recall is U40. (excerpt)

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

16V061000

Date: 2016-02-03. Systems: AIR BAGS.

Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Honda CR-V, 2011-2015 CR-Z, 2010-2014 FCX, and Insight, 2009-2013 Fit, 2013-2014 Fit EV, 2007-2014 Ridgeline, 2013-2016 Acura ILX, 2013-2014 Acura ILX Hybrid, 2007-2016 RDX, 2005-2012 Acura RL, 2009-2014 Acura TL, and 2010-2013 Acura ZDX vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag (excerpt)

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death. (excerpt)

Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are JY0, JY1, and JY2. (excerpt)

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

55 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
AIR BAGS28
EQUIPMENT13
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4
POWER TRAIN2
TIRES2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING1

11029278

Date: 2026-02-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: AIR BAGS.

Service Bulletin - Warranty Extension: Customer Support Program For Driver's Airbag Inflator for 2013-14 ILX Hybrid and Other Listed Years and Models.

10237044

Date: 2023-05-17. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Service News - The navigation clock and date are incorrect. This is due to a limited GPS receiver capacity resulting in rollover of internal chip memory. The rollover occurred on January 1, 2022 at 12:00AM local time

10213560

Date: 2022-05-02. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Dealer message - American Honda is investigating a potential quality concern with RDX Accessory Cross Bar kit. Due to this investigation, American Honda is requesting all dealers to return any uninstalled inventory to American Honda for investigation and validation by the supplier.

10211079

Date: 2022-04-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: AIR BAGS.

Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement driver's airbag inflator only.

10208848

Date: 2022-03-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT.

Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement driver's airbag inflator only.

10207004

Date: 2022-01-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

ServiceNews Article - The clock shows the incorrect time. This issue is due to a limited GPS receiver capacity resulting in "rollover" of the internal chip memory; the "rollover" will occur on January 1, 2022, at 12:00AM local time. As a result, the navigation date and time will be incorrect.

10169499

Date: 2019-12-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: AIR BAGS.

Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement driver's airbag inflator only.

10139586

Date: 2018-05-31. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT.

Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement driver's airbag inflator only.

10139576

Date: 2018-05-24. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT.

Dealer message - Today, May 24, 2018, Acura is announcing a warranty extension for 2002-17 Acura vehicles. This warranty extension applies in cases where any of the replacement driver?s and/or front passenger?s airbag inflators have failed internally.

10100462

Date: 2016-11-23. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

SERVICE BULLETIN - NAVIGATION SYSTEM INFORMATION.

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
RDX15

Same model, other years

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Other Acura models, 2009

  • TSX: 91 complaints
  • MDX: 52 complaints
  • TL: 42 complaints
  • RL: 8 complaints
  • TLX: 0 complaints

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