NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Acura RDX Recalls
The 2008 Acura RDX has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 6, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Acura RDX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 33
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Acura RDX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2008 Acura RDX
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 2007, 2009–2016 RDX, 16 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V061000
- Reported
- February 3, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,232,187
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2016 RDX, 10 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 07V358000
- Reported
- August 13, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 744
- Federal standard
- 49 CFR Part 567, certification label
- Same campaign
- only the 2008 Acura RDX
2008 Acura RDX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 33 owner complaints about the 2008 Acura RDX, the newest on April 30, 2024. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%).
In complaints about the 2008 Acura RDX, the component group named most often is the air bags (61%), followed by the electrical system (9%) and the power train (6%).
2 of the 2008 Acura RDX's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2008 Acura RDX owners gave the mileage (19 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags20
- Electrical System3
- Power Train2
- Structure2
- Tires2
- Wheels2
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Acura RDX peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 10. 12% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 33 complaints about the 2008 Acura RDX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura RDX by model year
Other 2008 Acura models
Newest record on this page: April 30, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted