NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Acura MDX Recalls
The 2004 Acura MDX has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Acura MDX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 171
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Acura MDX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2004 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 2003, 2005–2006 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 2003, 2005–2006 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 2003, 2005–2006 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 2003, 2005–2006 MDX, 7 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 2003, 2005–2006 MDX, 11 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V700000
- Reported
- November 4, 2014
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 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 2003, 2005 MDX, 8 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 12V573000
- Reported
- December 11, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 807,161
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2006 MDX, 2 other models
Equipment: mechanical: carrier/rack
- Campaign
- 08E013000
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2008 MDX, 2 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 19E068000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2006 MDX, 7 other models
2004 Acura MDX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 171 owner complaints about the 2004 Acura MDX, the newest on June 10, 2026. Of these, 13 describe a crash (8%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Acura MDX, the component group named most often is the power train (45%), followed by the air bags (15%) and the electrical system (12%).
7 of the 2004 Acura MDX's 10 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2004 Acura MDX owners gave the mileage (133 complaints), the median was 94,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train77
- Air Bags26
- Electrical System21
- Engine13
- Engine And Engine Cooling13
- Fuel/Propulsion System11
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 28 | |
| 2011 | 19 | |
| 2012 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 18 | |
| 2014 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 15 | |
| 2016 | 18 | |
| 2017 | 10 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Acura MDX peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 28. 9% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Acura MDX drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Acura MDX year in the same window: 16th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 171 complaints about the 2004 Acura MDX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura MDX by model year
Other 2004 Acura models
Newest record on this page: June 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted