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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2022 Acura MDX Recalls

The 2022 Acura MDX has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 21, 2026.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2022 Acura MDX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
157

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
6

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2022 Acura MDX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2022 Acura MDX

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 2017–2020, 2023–2025 MDX, 16 other models

26V332000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 MDX, 14 other models

24V064000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2022 Acura MDX complaints by year

NHTSA has received 157 owner complaints about the 2022 Acura MDX, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.

In complaints about the 2022 Acura MDX, the component group named most often is the power train (44%), followed by the electrical system (13%) and the steering (12%).

None of the 2022 Acura MDX's 2 recalls concerns the power train.

Where 2022 Acura MDX owners gave the mileage (13 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train69
  • Unknown Or Other22
  • Electrical System20
  • Steering19
  • Forward Collision Avoidance17
  • Service Brakes17

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2022 Acura MDX received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20216
202213
202317
202414
202526
202681

Complaints about the 2022 Acura MDX peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 81. 48% arrived between 2021 and 2025, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2022 vehicles, the 2022 Acura MDX drew 2.4× the complaints of the median Acura MDX year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 21 ranked years.

That makes 2022 one of the Acura MDX years to avoid by our method.

Acura MDX years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5

The 157 complaints about the 2022 Acura MDX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Acura MDX by model year

Other 2022 Acura models

Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted