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2021 Acura RDX — Problems, Recalls & Complaints

Aggregated from NHTSA safety recalls and owner complaints. Data updated daily from federal databases.

2
Open Recalls
99
Owner Complaints
2
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths
59
Fair
Reliability Score (0–100)
Accelerating +71%
Complaint Trend
48 last 24mo vs 28 prior
Jun & Dec
Peak Complaint Months
34% of complaints in these months

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2021 Acura RDX Safety Recalls (2)

21V93900002/12/2021
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2021 Acura RDX and 2022 CR-V Hybrid vehicles. A component in the right or left front driveshaft may have been improperly heat-treated, which could result in driveshaft failure.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the right or left front driveshaft as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 24, 2022. Owners may contact Honda customer service 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are BBY, NBW, and OBX.

24V06400001/02/2024
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V, Odyssey, 2020 Civic coupe, Fit, 2021-2022 Civic hatchback, 2021 Civic Type R, Insight, 2020-2021 CR-V, CR-V Hybrid, Passport, Ridgeline, Accord Hybrid, 2020 Acura MDX, 2022 Acura MDX, 2020-2022 Acura RDX, and 2020-2021 Acura TLX vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, failing to suppress the air bag as intended.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2024, October 18, 2024, and August 2025. This is a phased recall. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for these recalls are XHP and VHQ.

Most Common Problems Reported for 2021 Acura RDX

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
20
VISIBILITY/WIPER
8
SERVICE BRAKES
8
AIR BAGS
6
VISIBILITY
5
STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5
STRUCTURE
4
ENGINE
4

Based on 99 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Safety Incident Summary

2
Crash-Involved Complaints
2
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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