NHTSA lists 78 complaints for the 2017 Acura RDX, 7 of them mention a crash and 1 mention a fire. 4 complaints mention an injury, with 6 injuries and 1 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as ACURA RDX.
At a glance
Complaints
78
With crash
7
With fire
1
With injury (complaints)
4
Injuries
6
Deaths
1
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
1,425
Investigations
1
Open investigations
1
Manufacturer communications
120
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
POWER TRAIN
23
29.5%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
18
23.1%
ENGINE
11
14.1%
SERVICE BRAKES
11
14.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
8
10.3%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
8
10.3%
AIR BAGS
4
5.1%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
4
5.1%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
3
3.8%
LANE DEPARTURE
3
3.8%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
STRUCTURE
BODY
3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
2
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
2
LANE DEPARTURE
BLIND SPOT DETECTION
2
BACK OVER PREVENTION
WARNINGS
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION
1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
WARNINGS
1
LANE DEPARTURE
ASSIST
1
LANE DEPARTURE
WARNING
1
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.
Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017 CR-V and Acura RDX vehicles. The Certification Labels on the affected vehicles were printed with ink that may be inadvertently wiped away with an alcohol solvent. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
Consequence: If the label information can be wiped away, the operator may not be able to refer to the information, possibly resulting in the vehicle being overloaded, which can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Honda and Acura will notify owners, and dealers will replace the Certification Label, free of charge. The recall began June 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KF3 (CR-V)and KF4 (RDX).
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
1 investigations; 1 open.
EA21002
Opened: 2021-09-17. Closed: Not listed.
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupt
Systems: AIR BAGS.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
Manufacturer communications
120 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
EQUIPMENT
30
STRUCTURE
21
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
14
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
14
STEERING
14
POWER TRAIN
13
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
11
AIR BAGS
9
11019892
Date: 2025-06-04. Type: Other. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
Owner Notification Letter - Under certain circumstances, the torque converter lock-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock-up piston. The reduced lock-up clutch capacity results in the transmission indicator flashing a Da and sets
11019894
Date: 2025-06-03. Type: Other. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
Owner Notification Letter - Under certain circumstances, the torque converter lock-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock-up piston. The reduced lock-up clutch capacity results in the transmission indicator flashing a Da and sets
11017327
Date: 2025-04-18. Type: Other. Systems: ENGINE.
Dealer Message - Torque converters may not have been manufactured to proper specifications. As a result, the torque converter lock-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock-up piston. The reduced lock-up clutch capacity results in the M
11017329
Date: 2025-04-18. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.
Service Bulletin - The lock-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock up piston. The reduced lock-up clutch capacity results in the transmission indicator flashing a Da and set DTC P0741 Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Performance or
10251152
Date: 2024-02-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN.
Service Bulletin - The lock-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock up piston. The reduced lock-up clutch capacity results in the transmission indicator flashing A?A A DA?A A and set DTC P0741 Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Performa
10245558
Date: 2023-11-17. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN.
Service Bulletin - The lock-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock up piston. The reduced lock-up clutch capacity results in the transmission indicator flashing A?A A DA?A A and set DTC P0741 Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Performa
10241881
Date: 2023-08-31. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN.
Dealer Message - Torque converters may not have been manufactured to proper specifications. As a result, the torque converter lock-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock-up piston. The reduced lock-up clutch capacity results in the M
10241888
Date: 2023-08-31. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN.
Service Bulletin - The lock-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock up piston. The reduced lock-up clutch capacity results in the Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) and set DTC P0741 Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Performance or Stuck
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.
10211102
Date: 2022-04-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2016-2020 MDXs, RDXs & TLXs with a client complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with the DTC P030X (Cylinder Misfire Detected), P0171 & P0174 (Rear/Front Bank Fuel System Too Lean), or P219A&B (Air-Fuel Ra
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.