1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2018 Acura RDX. Owners have filed 77 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Acura dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2018 Acura RDX. Check your RDX by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 77 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Acura RDX, reporting 5 crashes, 3 injuries. Acura has issued at least 56 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 77 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Acura RDX. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“I had minor accident on [XXX] in my 2018 Acura RDX. The front crash sensor was damaged, so the car cannot be returned to me without a new one because the air bags and other safety equipment will not deploy in front crash.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11601506
“Automatic emergency braking would not release...this occurred in the rain...it caused the vehicle to hydroplane, spin out, and hit a barricade.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11422538
“1. I suffered a seatback failure in my 2018 Acura RDX when I was rear-ended at a high speed. The car is currently with my insurance company but I'm sure it's available for inspection. 2.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11420981
“MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED, RUNNING AND UNOCCUPIED ON THE STREET. MY WIFE ENTERED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE REACHING IN TO RETRIEVE SOMETHING FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE. SHE PRESSED THE START/STOP ENGINE BUTTON TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11322456
“A WESTBOUND DISTRACTED DRIVER SWERVED INTO MY LANE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND MY AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM SLOWED ME TO THE POINT THAT I COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE ONCOMING VEHICLE CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER FOLLOWING IMPACT (SEE ATTACHED HSMV CRASH REPORT NUMBER 87263383).”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11175016
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2018 Acura RDX is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Acura dealer.