NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Acura RSX Recalls
The 2004 Acura RSX has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 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
- 17
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 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 2004 Acura RSX
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003, 2005 RSX, 17 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E038000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 RSX, 5 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003, 2005 RSX, 19 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 RSX, 57 other models
2004 Acura RSX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 17 owner complaints about the 2004 Acura RSX, the newest on January 21, 2020. Of these, 6 describe a crash (35%); owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Acura RSX, the component group named most often is the power train (35%), followed by the air bags (29%) and the tires (24%).
None of the 2004 Acura RSX's 4 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2004 Acura RSX owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 19,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train6
- Air Bags5
- Tires4
- Exterior Lighting1
- Suspension1
- Unknown Or Other1
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Acura RSX peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 6. 65% 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 RSX drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Acura RSX year in the same window: 5th highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2004 one of the three best-measured Acura RSX years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 17 complaints about the 2004 Acura RSX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura RSX by model year
Other 2004 Acura models
Newest record on this page: January 21, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted