NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Acura RSX Recalls
The 2003 Acura RSX has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 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
- 25
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 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 2003 Acura RSX
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004–2005 RSX, 17 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E038000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004 RSX, 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004–2005 RSX, 19 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004 RSX, 57 other models
2003 Acura RSX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 25 owner complaints about the 2003 Acura RSX, the newest on August 22, 2018. Of these, 3 describe a crash (12%); owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Acura RSX, the component group named most often is the power train (32%), followed by the air bags (28%) and the engine and engine cooling (20%).
None of the 2003 Acura RSX's 4 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2003 Acura RSX owners gave the mileage (16 complaints), the median was 45,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train8
- Air Bags7
- Engine And Engine Cooling5
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic3
- Vehicle Speed Control3
- Electrical System1
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2003 Acura RSX peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 10. 52% 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 RSX drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Acura RSX year in the same window: 4th highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2003 one of the three best-measured Acura RSX years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 25 complaints about the 2003 Acura RSX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura RSX by model year
Other 2003 Acura models
Newest record on this page: August 22, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted