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Acura Mdx · 2001

2 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V026000·2020-01-17

    Honda, Acura, and Isuzu Recall Vehicles for Air Bag Inflator Defect

    Honda is recalling specific Acura, Honda, and Isuzu vehicles because driver air bag inflators may rupture or underinflate, posing a risk of injury.

    Product
    ISUZU — ISUZU, HONDA, ACURA OASIS, CIVIC, CR-V, EV PLUS
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V027000·2020-01-17

    Honda Recalls Vehicles for Driver Air Bag Inflator Rupture Risk

    Honda is recalling specific 2000-2003 Acura and Honda vehicles because replacement driver air bag inflators may rupture or underinflate in a crash, increasing injury risk.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA, HONDA MDX, CL, ODYSSEY, RL
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • DP26001 Defect Petition · power train:automatic transmission
  • PE12026 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system:ignition

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2016 · powertrain 109 complaints, median 34,000 mi
  • 2005 · powertrain 82 complaints, median 80,000 mi
  • 2017 · powertrain 63 complaints, median 40,000 mi
  • 2022 · powertrain 60 complaints
  • 2007 · electrical 43 complaints, median 100,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

890 manufacturer service bulletins across 22 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.9/5
  • 2025: 3.6/5 · 94 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2024: 3.9/5 · 38 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2023: 3.9/5 · 38 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2022: 3.6/5 · 147 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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