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2025 Acura Rdx Recalls & Complaints

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open safety recall on record

Serious

67 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 0.09 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

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Steering:Electric Power Assist System

loss of power steering assist can require greater steering effort, raises the risk of a crash or injury.

Remedy & full details

Dealers will reprogram the EPS software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 20, 2025. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is GMS. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning September 11, 2025.

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2025 Acura RDX vehicles. The software for the electric power steering (EPS) assist may not be calibrated properly, which can cause the EPS system to enter a failsafe mode, resulting in a loss of power steering assist.

Complaint volume

67 this model-year 6 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

Complaints filed67
Reporting a crash3
Reporting a fire0
Injuries reported0
Deaths reported0
Severity Index0.09

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

  1. Steering — 23 reports
  2. Service Brakes — 14 reports
  3. Lane Departure: Assist — 10 reports
  4. Electrical System — 5 reports
  5. Lane Departure: Warning — 3 reports
  6. Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking — 3 reports
  7. Lane Departure: Lane Keep: Steering Assist — 2 reports
  8. Power Train — 1 reports
  9. Vehicle Speed Control — 1 reports
  10. Visibility/Wiper — 1 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

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Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.