NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Acura MDX Recalls
The 2002 Acura MDX has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 17, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Acura MDX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 205
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Acura MDX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2002 Acura MDX
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V027000
- Reported
- January 17, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 875,966
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001 MDX, 7 other models
Suspension: front: springs: coil springs
- Campaign
- 05V385000
- Reported
- September 1, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 22,861
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 MDX
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 04V176000
- Reported
- April 15, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,099,796
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 MDX, 5 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 02V226000
- Reported
- August 28, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,551
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
2002 Acura MDX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 205 owner complaints about the 2002 Acura MDX, the newest on October 13, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (5%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Acura MDX, the component group named most often is the power train (61%), followed by the air bags (11%) and the engine and engine cooling (7%).
1 of the 2002 Acura MDX's 4 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2002 Acura MDX owners gave the mileage (161 complaints), the median was 98,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train125
- Air Bags23
- Engine And Engine Cooling14
- Electrical System12
- Vehicle Speed Control12
- Structure7
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 9 | |
| 2004 | 11 | |
| 2005 | 11 | |
| 2006 | 11 | |
| 2007 | 13 | |
| 2008 | 16 | |
| 2009 | 13 | |
| 2010 | 24 | |
| 2011 | 22 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 12 | |
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Acura MDX peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 24. 17% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2002 vehicles, the 2002 Acura MDX drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Acura MDX year in the same window: 10th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 205 complaints about the 2002 Acura MDX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura MDX by model year
Other 2002 Acura models
Newest record on this page: October 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted