NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Acura RSX Recalls
The 2006 Acura RSX has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 13, 2013.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Acura RSX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 24
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Acura RSX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2006 Acura RSX
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
- Campaign
- 13V246000
- Reported
- June 13, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,352
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
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
2006 Acura RSX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 24 owner complaints about the 2006 Acura RSX, the newest on July 3, 2025. Of these, 4 describe a crash (17%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2006 Acura RSX, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (21%), followed by the power train (21%) and the suspension (21%).
None of the 2006 Acura RSX's 2 recalls concerns the exterior lighting.
Where 2006 Acura RSX owners gave the mileage (16 complaints), the median was 23,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting5
- Power Train5
- Suspension5
- Structure4
- Air Bags2
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Acura RSX peaked in 2006, when NHTSA received 6. 58% 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 RSX drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Acura RSX year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2006 one of the three best-measured Acura RSX years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 24 complaints about the 2006 Acura RSX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura RSX by model year
Other 2006 Acura models
Newest record on this page: July 3, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted