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2018 Acura MDX recalls

Every recall campaign and owner complaint NHTSA has on file for the 2018 model year. Not every vehicle is affected by every campaign: check a specific car by VIN below.

Recall campaigns: 10
Park-it warnings: 0
Complaints: 170
Latest campaign: Jun 4, 2026

Recall summary by component10

NHTSA Recalls API · cached ≤24 h

Component	Campaigns	Latest	Campaign IDs
Exterior lighting	2	Apr 17, 2025	25V259000 19V256000
Engine and engine cooling	2	Nov 13, 2023	23V751000 19V298000
Structure	1	Jun 4, 2026	26V365000
Air bags	1	May 21, 2026	26V332000
Fuel system, gasoline	1	Dec 18, 2023	23V858000
Fuel system, other	1	Jan 29, 2019	19V060000
Service brakes, hydraulic	1	Nov 1, 2018	18V777000
Seats	1	Apr 5, 2018	18V221000

Safety recalls10

NHTSA Recalls API · cached ≤24 h

0Park-it warnings

0Fixable over the air

Jun 4, 2026Latest campaign


Jun 4, 202626V365000	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. DetailsHide details for campaign 26V365000 What's wrong American Honda Motor Company (Honda) is recalling certain 2016-2022 Honda Pilot, 2017-2023 Ridgeline, 2019-2023 Passport, and 2014-2020 Acura MDX vehicles that were sold in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, or Wisconsin. The rear subframe may corrode at the suspension mounting points, which can result in rear suspension component failure. Risk 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. Remedy Dealers will inspect the rear subframe and install a rear subframe reinforcement kit and, as necessary, repair or replace the rear subframe components, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed July 27, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available, anticipated in the fall of 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are AOU and AOT. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning June 10, 2026. Filed under Mdx Campaign NHTSA 26V365000 · Jun 4, 2026
May 21, 202626V332000	Air bags: sensor occupant classification Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury. DetailsHide details for campaign 26V332000 What's wrong Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-V Hybrid, 2017-2022 CR-V, 2017-2018, 2021 Civic Type R, 2017-2021 Civic hatchback, 2016-2020 Civic coupe, 2016-2022 Civic, 2017-2022 Accord Hybrid, and 2016-2022 Accord vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash. Risk Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury. Remedy Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are BOL, WO9, OOA, WOM, XOH, NOC, POD, BOE, UOF, POB, EOG, AOI, QO8, TOJ, DO7, and SOK. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V064. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 29, 2026. Filed under Mdx Campaign NHTSA 26V332000 · May 21, 2026
Apr 17, 202525V259000	Exterior lighting Vehicle lights that fail to illuminate can decrease visibility and increase the risk of a crash. DetailsHide details for campaign 25V259000 What's wrong Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Acura MDX vehicles. Moisture may enter the tailgate lid light assembly and wiring harness, which can cause the interior and exterior lights to fail, including the lid lights, position lights, license plate lights and taillights. Risk Vehicle lights that fail to illuminate can decrease visibility and increase the risk of a crash. Remedy Dealers will inspect the wiring and install a fuse harness, replace the lid light, and repair the body dust sealer, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 30, 2025. Owners may contact Acura's customer service at 1-800-382-2238. Acura's number for this recall is FLI. Vehicles included in this recall that were previously repaired under NHTSA recall number 19V-256 will need to have the new remedy completed. Filed under Mdx Campaign NHTSA 25V259000 · Apr 17, 2025
Dec 18, 202323V858000	Fuel system, gasoline: delivery fuel pump Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. DetailsHide details for campaign 23V858000 What's wrong Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail. Risk Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. Remedy Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314. Filed under Mdx, Mdx Hybrid Campaign NHTSA 23V858000 · Dec 18, 2023
Nov 13, 202323V751000	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. DetailsHide details for campaign 23V751000 What's wrong Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Acura TLX, 2016-2020 Acura MDX, 2016 and 2018-2019 Pilot, 2017 and 2019 Ridgeline, and 2018-2019 Odyssey vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the connecting rod bearing in the engine may wear and seize, damaging the engine. Risk A damaged engine may run improperly or stall while driving, increasing the risk of a fire, crash, or injury. Remedy Dealers will inspect and repair, or replace the engine as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed March 28, 2024. 2016-2017 Acura MDX owner letters were mailed November 1, 2024. 2016-2020 Acura MDX owner letters are expected to be mailed in mid-December 2024. Honda began mailing owner notification letters as of March 18, 2024. 2015-2016 Acura owner letters are expected to be mailed mid-December 2024, 2018 Acura TLX owner letters are expected to be mailed the end of March/early April 2024, 2019 Acura TLX owner letters are expected to be mailed mid-May 2024, 2020 Acura TLX owner letters are expected to be mailed mid-June 2024, and 2016-2020 Acura MDX owner letters are expected to be mailed January 27, 2025. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for these recalls are XG1 and GG0. Filed under Mdx Campaign NHTSA 23V751000 · Nov 13, 2023
Apr 12, 201919V298000	Engine and engine cooling: engine gasoline Teeth separation from the timing belt may result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of crash. DetailsHide details for campaign 19V298000 What's wrong Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Acura MDX and Honda Pilot vehicles and 2019 Acura RLX, RLX Sport Hybrid, TLX and Honda Odyssey and Ridgeline vehicles. The timing belt teeth may separate from the belt. Risk Teeth separation from the timing belt may result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of crash. Remedy Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicle and replace any affected timing belt free of charge. Vehicles receiving a replacement timing belt will also have the engine inspected and any damaged components will be replaced for free. The recall began June 7, 2019. Honda owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is L4M. Acura owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's number for this recall is Z4L. Filed under Mdx Campaign NHTSA 19V298000 · Apr 12, 2019

Merged from NHTSA model names: Mdx, Mdx Hybrid, Mdx Sport Hybrid. Not every vehicle of a model year is affected by every campaign.

To see whether a recall is still open on your car, enter the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or the Acura recall lookup. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer (federal law; see limits).

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Owner complaints by component170

NHTSA Complaints API · cached ≤24 h

170Complaints filed

3Involving a crash

4Involving a fire

3Injuries reported

Component	Complaints	%	Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Engine	35	21	1	2	1
Electrical system	28	16	1	2	0
Fuel/propulsion system	28	16	1	2	0
Forward collision avoidance	23	14	0	0	0
Fuel system	23	14	0	0	0
Gasoline	23	14	0	0	0
Power train	23	14	0	0	0
Unknown or other	20	12	0	1	0
Engine and engine cooling	19	11	1	0	0
Lane departure	18	11	0	0	0
Vehicle speed control	14	8	0	0	0
Service brakes	8	5	1	0	2
Visibility/wiper	6	4	0	0	0
Exterior lighting	5	3	0	0	0
Seats	4	2	0	0	0

11 more components with fewer complaints not shown. An owner can tag several components, so percentages add up to more than 100. Complaints are unverified owner reports, de-duplicated by NHTSA ODI number, merged from NHTSA model names MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid.

Latest reports

Electrical system
“Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2018 Acura MDX on August 26, 2026. While registering the vehicle, the contact was informed that the previous title indicated that the odometer was reported at 277,000.”
Filed 10/06/2026 · ODI 11769279
Forward collision avoidance
“All the light light up”
Filed 09/30/2026 · ODI 11768154
Fuel system
“The contact owns a 2018 Acura MDX. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power but was able to restart.”
Filed 09/29/2026 · ODI 11767678

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2018 Acura MDX recall questions

How many recalls does the 2018 Acura MDX have?

NHTSA lists 10 safety recall campaigns for the 2018 Acura MDX. The most recent, 26V365000 (reported June 4, 2026), concerns structure. Not every vehicle is covered by every campaign; check a specific car by VIN.

What are the 2018 Acura MDX recalls for?

The largest group is exterior lighting, with 2 campaigns. Others: engine and engine cooling (2), structure (1), air bags (1). Each campaign below lists the defect, the risk and the free remedy.

What is the most common complaint about the 2018 Acura MDX?

Engine is the most-reported component, named in 35 complaints out of 170 filed with NHTSA (21%). Across all complaints, owners reported 3 crashs and 4 fires. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

How do I check if a recall is open on my 2018 Acura MDX?

Enter the 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or the Acura recall lookup. That shows campaigns still unrepaired on that exact car. Safety recall repairs are free at a franchised Acura dealer.

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Recall summary by component10

Safety recalls10

Structure: frame and members

Air bags: sensor occupant classification

Exterior lighting

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery fuel pump

Engine and engine cooling: engine hard parts internal/mechanical

Engine and engine cooling: engine gasoline