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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2010 Acura RDX Recalls

The 2010 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 2010 Acura RDX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
22

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2010 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 2010 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, 2011–2016 RDX, 16 other models

19V182000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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, 2011–2016 RDX, 10 other models

16V061000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2010 Acura RDX complaints by year

NHTSA has received 22 owner complaints about the 2010 Acura RDX, the newest on August 28, 2019. Of these, 1 describe a crash (5%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2010 Acura RDX, the component group named most often is the air bags (59%), followed by the electrical system (9%) and the engine (9%).

2 of the 2010 Acura RDX's 2 recalls also concern the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags13
  • Electrical System2
  • Engine2
  • Fuel System, Gasoline2
  • Power Train2
  • Seat Belts2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2010 Acura RDX received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20103
20111
20151
20168
20176
20193

Complaints about the 2010 Acura RDX peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 8. 18% arrived between 2009 and 2013, 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 22 complaints about the 2010 Acura RDX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Acura RDX by model year

Other 2010 Acura models

Newest record on this page: August 28, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted