NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Acura RDX Recalls
The 2012 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 2012 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
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2012 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 2012 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 2007–2011, 2013–2016 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 2007–2011, 2013–2016 RDX, 10 other models
2012 Acura RDX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 15 owner complaints about the 2012 Acura RDX, the newest on November 3, 2025.
In complaints about the 2012 Acura RDX, the component group named most often is the air bags (40%), followed by the electrical system (13%) and the power train (13%).
2 of the 2012 Acura RDX's 2 recalls also concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags6
- Electrical System2
- Power Train2
- Steering2
- Unknown Or Other2
- Engine1
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Acura RDX peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 7. 20% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 15 complaints about the 2012 Acura RDX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura RDX by model year
Other 2012 Acura models
Newest record on this page: November 3, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted