NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Acura RSX Recalls
The 2002 Acura RSX has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Acura RSX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 76
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Acura RSX, 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 RSX
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005 RSX, 17 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E038000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 RSX, 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005 RSX, 19 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 RSX, 57 other models
2002 Acura RSX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 76 owner complaints about the 2002 Acura RSX, the newest on August 5, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (13%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Acura RSX, the component group named most often is the power train (26%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (21%) and the air bags (18%).
None of the 2002 Acura RSX's 4 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2002 Acura RSX owners gave the mileage (44 complaints), the median was 45,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train20
- Engine And Engine Cooling16
- Air Bags14
- Structure5
- Electrical System4
- Exterior Lighting4
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 17 | |
| 2003 | 16 | |
| 2004 | 11 | |
| 2005 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2002 Acura RSX peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 17. 66% 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 RSX drew 2.5× the complaints of the median Acura RSX year in the same window: 1st highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2002 one of the Acura RSX years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 76 complaints about the 2002 Acura RSX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura RSX by model year
Other 2002 Acura models
Newest record on this page: August 5, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted