NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Acura MDX Recalls
The 2017 Acura MDX has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 4, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Acura MDX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 260
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 Acura MDX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2017 Acura MDX
Structure: frame and members
- Campaign
- 26V365000
- Reported
- June 4, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 965,561
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2016, 2018–2020 MDX, 3 other models
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger
- Campaign
- 26V332000
- Reported
- May 21, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 98,892
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2020, 2022–2025 MDX, 16 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 25V259000
- Reported
- April 17, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 152,800
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2016, 2018–2020 MDX
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 23V858000
- Reported
- December 18, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,490,460
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2016, 2018–2020 MDX, 19 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical
- Campaign
- 23V751000
- Reported
- November 13, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 248,999
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018–2020 MDX, 4 other models
Exterior lighting: tail lights
- Campaign
- 19V256000
- Reported
- March 28, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 322,897
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2016, 2018–2019 MDX, 1 other model
Fuel system, other: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 19V060000
- Reported
- January 29, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 437,032
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018 MDX, 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 18V777000
- Reported
- November 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 64,785
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2019 MDX, 3 other models
2017 Acura MDX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 260 owner complaints about the 2017 Acura MDX, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (3%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 Acura MDX, the component group named most often is the engine (30%), followed by the power train (25%) and the electrical system (18%).
None of the 2017 Acura MDX's 8 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2017 Acura MDX owners gave the mileage (96 complaints), the median was 36,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine79
- Power Train64
- Electrical System46
- Forward Collision Avoidance38
- Unknown Or Other30
- Lane Departure21
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 18 | |
| 2019 | 20 | |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 36 | |
| 2025 | 59 | |
| 2026 | 50 |
Complaints about the 2017 Acura MDX peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 59. 23% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Acura MDX drew 2.1× the complaints of the median Acura MDX year in the same window: 5th highest of the 21 ranked years.
That makes 2017 one of the Acura MDX years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 260 complaints about the 2017 Acura MDX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura MDX by model year
Other 2017 Acura models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted