NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Acura RDX Recalls
The 2021 Acura RDX has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 21, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Acura RDX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 117
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Acura RDX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2021 Acura RDX
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 2019–2020, 2022–2024 RDX, 16 other models
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger
- Campaign
- 24V064000
- Reported
- February 1, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 750,114
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2020, 2022 RDX, 14 other models
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 21V939000
- Reported
- December 2, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 279
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2021 Acura RDX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 117 owner complaints about the 2021 Acura RDX, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (3%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2021 Acura RDX, the component group named most often is the engine (20%), followed by the service brakes (13%) and the power train (11%).
1 of the 2021 Acura RDX's 3 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2021 Acura RDX owners gave the mileage (13 complaints), the median was 30,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other31
- Engine23
- Service Brakes15
- Power Train13
- Air Bags11
- Electrical System10
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 27 | |
| 2026 | 26 |
Complaints about the 2021 Acura RDX peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 27. 55% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Acura RDX drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Acura RDX year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 11 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 117 complaints about the 2021 Acura RDX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Acura RDX by model year
Other 2021 Acura models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted