The 2026 Acura MDX has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 98,892 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 20, 2026.
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…
Complaints by component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:BLINDSPOT:SENSORS
1
ENGINE
1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
1
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION
1
POWER TRAIN
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
Total complaints9
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The blind spot monitor becomes inoperable when you leave the car in an open area with sun and warm weather on the car. If you take the car and place it in a garage or during nighttime the monitors will come back on. This problem was brought to the dealer, gettel acura, [xxx] in xxx. They replaced…”
“I am writing to formally escalate an unresolved matter regarding my 2026 acura mdx technology, purchased on xxx, from piazza acura of [xxx]. As a loyal acura customer of over nine years and currently on my fourth lease, this experience is both unexpected and unacceptable. Since shortly after…”
“I am writing to formally escalate an unresolved matter regarding my 2026 acura mdx technology, purchased on xxx, from piazza acura of [xxx]. As a loyal acura customer of over nine years and currently on my fourth lease, this experience is both unexpected and unacceptable. Since shortly after…”
“Google on-board gives a persistent error that the mmi and car driving technology firmware cannot be completed. Service center says it’s known and they can’t do anything. The car is supposed to have voice control over vehicle temperature and functionality — it does not. It frequently will not…”
“Google on-board gives a persistent error that the mmi and car driving technology firmware cannot be completed. Service center says it’s known and they can’t do anything. The car is supposed to have voice control over vehicle temperature and functionality — it does not. It frequently will not…”
“Google on-board gives a persistent error that the mmi and car driving technology firmware cannot be completed. Service center says it’s known and they can’t do anything. The car is supposed to have voice control over vehicle temperature and functionality — it does not. It frequently will not…”
“2026 acura mdx with acura factory a spec issued plastic floor mats. Accelerator pedal gets stuck behind the floor mat resulting in uncontrolled wide open throttle. Had to physically put my foot behind the pedal and pull pedal away from floor. Afterwards tried a few times to repeat the issue, 3/5…”
“2026 acura mdx with 3.5 l v6 (j35y-series) experienced connecting-rod bearing failure and total engine loss at 1,920 miles. Vehicle currently at dealer. Appears identical to failures under nhtsa pe25-008 (2016-2020 models)”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2026 Acura MDX as of
July 20, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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