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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2018 Acura RDX Recalls

The 2018 Acura RDX has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on December 18, 2023.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Acura RDX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
77

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
5

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2018 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 2018 Acura RDX

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 2014, 2019–2020 RDX, 19 other models

23V858000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2018 Acura RDX complaints by year

NHTSA has received 77 owner complaints about the 2018 Acura RDX, the newest on August 18, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (6%); owners reported 3 injuries.

In complaints about the 2018 Acura RDX, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (22%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (22%) and the power train (16%).

The 2018 Acura RDX's only recall also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.

Where 2018 Acura RDX owners gave the mileage (19 complaints), the median was 6,500 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel System, Gasoline17
  • Fuel/Propulsion System17
  • Power Train12
  • Engine11
  • Electrical System8
  • Unknown Or Other7

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2018 Acura RDX received by NHTSA, by calendar year
201810
20193
20202
20213
20226
20237
202428
20258
202610

Complaints about the 2018 Acura RDX peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 28. 23% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Acura RDX drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Acura RDX year in the same window: 10th highest of the 11 ranked years.

That makes 2018 one of the three best-measured Acura RDX years.

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NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 77 complaints about the 2018 Acura RDX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Acura RDX by model year

Other 2018 Acura models

Newest record on this page: August 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted