26V365000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Failure of rear suspension components, such as the rear control arm, can cause a loss of vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
2018 ACURA MDX
10 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations (2 open), 281 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns10
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations32 open
Owner complaints281
Complaints citing a crash6
Complaints citing a fire8
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 10
26V332000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.
25V259000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Vehicle lights that fail to illuminate can decrease visibility and increase the risk of a crash.
23V858000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
23V751000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL
A damaged engine may run improperly or stall while driving, increasing the risk of a fire, crash, or injury.
19V298000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
Teeth separation from the timing belt may result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of crash.
What owners report most
- 35ENGINE
- 28FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 26ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 22FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- 22POWER TRAIN
- 19UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 18ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 14VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 ACURA MDXs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.