NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Acura RDX Recalls
The 2017 Acura RDX has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on April 18, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Acura RDX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 80
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 Acura RDX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2017 Acura RDX
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- Campaign
- 17V256000
- Reported
- April 18, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,425
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- 49 CFR Part 567, certification label
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2017 Acura RDX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 80 owner complaints about the 2017 Acura RDX, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (9%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2017 Acura RDX, the component group named most often is the power train (30%), followed by the electrical system (23%) and the engine (14%).
The 2017 Acura RDX's only recall does not concern the power train.
Where 2017 Acura RDX owners gave the mileage (31 complaints), the median was 13,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train24
- Electrical System18
- Engine11
- Service Brakes11
- Unknown Or Other8
- Vehicle Speed Control8
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 12 | |
| 2026 | 12 |
Complaints about the 2017 Acura RDX peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 12. 33% 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 RDX drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Acura RDX year in the same window: 7th highest of the 11 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 80 complaints about the 2017 Acura RDX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura RDX by model year
Other 2017 Acura models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted