NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Acura RDX Recalls
The 2009 Acura RDX has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 6, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Acura RDX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 15
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Acura RDX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2009 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 2007–2008, 2010–2016 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 2007–2008, 2010–2016 RDX, 10 other models
2009 Acura RDX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 15 owner complaints about the 2009 Acura RDX, the newest on February 23, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (7%).
In complaints about the 2009 Acura RDX, the component group named most often is the air bags (67%), followed by the power train (7%) and the service brakes (7%).
2 of the 2009 Acura RDX's 2 recalls also concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags10
- Power Train1
- Service Brakes1
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
- Vehicle Speed Control1
- Visibility1
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Acura RDX peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 7. 27% arrived between 2008 and 2012, 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 15 complaints about the 2009 Acura RDX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura RDX by model year
Other 2009 Acura models
Newest record on this page: February 23, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted