NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Acura MDX Recalls
The 2006 Acura MDX has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Acura MDX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 87
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Acura MDX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2006 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 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 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 MDX, 16 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V029000
- Reported
- January 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 308,884
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2005 MDX, 6 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 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 MDX, 11 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 13V092000
- Reported
- March 14, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 183,576
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005 MDX, 2 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 MDX, 2 other models
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 06V270000
- Reported
- July 26, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,190,000
- Same campaign
- also 29 other models
Equipment: mechanical: carrier/rack
- Campaign
- 08E013000
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005, 2007–2008 MDX, 2 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 19E068000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005 MDX, 7 other models
2006 Acura MDX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 87 owner complaints about the 2006 Acura MDX, the newest on June 10, 2024. Of these, 10 describe a crash (11%); owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Acura MDX, the component group named most often is the power train (44%), followed by the air bags (17%) and the engine (10%).
6 of the 2006 Acura MDX's 11 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2006 Acura MDX owners gave the mileage (63 complaints), the median was 76,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train38
- Air Bags15
- Engine9
- Electrical System8
- Service Brakes8
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)7
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 17 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2006 Acura MDX peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 17. 14% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Acura MDX drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Acura MDX year in the same window: 17th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 87 complaints about the 2006 Acura MDX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura MDX by model year
Other 2006 Acura models
Newest record on this page: June 10, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted