2026 Acura MDX Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

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.

Recall campaigns

AIR BAGS 26V332000 2026-05-21 98,892 affected
Defect

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,…

Consequence

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…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:BLINDSPOT:SENSORS · reported 2026-04-20

“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…”

LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION · reported 2026-04-09

“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…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2026-04-09

“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…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2025-11-15

“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…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2025-11-15

“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…”

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL · reported 2025-11-15

“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…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2025-11-10

“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)”

ENGINE · reported 2025-10-21
Sources & methodology

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 contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.