NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Acura MDX Recalls
The 2003 Acura MDX has 13 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Acura MDX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 13
- Owner complaints
- 206
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Acura MDX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
13 recalls on the 2003 Acura MDX
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V499000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,947
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 MDX, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V501000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,657,752
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 MDX, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V182000
- Reported
- March 6, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,101,534
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 MDX, 16 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V344000
- Reported
- May 23, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,790,894
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 MDX, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V370000
- Reported
- June 15, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,498,481
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 8 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V320000
- Reported
- May 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,281,043
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 MDX, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 15V045000
- Reported
- January 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 374,177
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V700000
- Reported
- November 4, 2014
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 MDX, 9 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V353000
- Reported
- June 20, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 133,207
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 MDX, 8 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 13V412000
- Reported
- September 19, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 374,618
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 12V573000
- Reported
- December 11, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 807,161
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 MDX, 2 other models
Equipment: mechanical: carrier/rack
- Campaign
- 08E013000
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2008 MDX, 2 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 19E068000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 MDX, 7 other models
2003 Acura MDX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 206 owner complaints about the 2003 Acura MDX, the newest on April 30, 2025. Of these, 11 describe a crash (5%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Acura MDX, the component group named most often is the power train (50%), followed by the air bags (20%) and the electrical system (9%).
10 of the 2003 Acura MDX's 13 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2003 Acura MDX owners gave the mileage (157 complaints), the median was 108,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train104
- Air Bags42
- Electrical System18
- Engine And Engine Cooling16
- Seat Belts12
- Engine10
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 10 | |
| 2009 | 16 | |
| 2010 | 27 | |
| 2011 | 16 | |
| 2012 | 12 | |
| 2013 | 16 | |
| 2014 | 17 | |
| 2015 | 23 | |
| 2016 | 18 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Acura MDX peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 27. 13% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Acura MDX drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Acura MDX year in the same window: 12th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 206 complaints about the 2003 Acura MDX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura MDX by model year
Other 2003 Acura models
Newest record on this page: April 30, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted