{"id":"2017_acura_rdx","make":"Acura","make_slug":"acura","model":"RDX","model_slug":"rdx","year":2017,"url":"/acura/rdx/2017/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":37307,"model":"RDX FWD","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S6)","cyl":6,"displ":3.5,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":20,"hwy":28,"comb":23,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","co2":386,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":3350,"save_spend":-5500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HNX","modified":"Wed May 04 00:00:00 EDT 2016"},{"id":37308,"model":"RDX AWD","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S6)","cyl":6,"displ":3.5,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":19,"hwy":27,"comb":22,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":402,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":3500,"save_spend":-6250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HNX","modified":"Wed May 04 00:00:00 EDT 2016"}],"vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD","segment":"Compact SUV","recalls":[{"campaign":"17V256000","component":"EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS","mfr":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","reported":"2017-04-18","owner_notified":"2017-06-09","units":1425,"summary":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017 CR-V and Acura RDX vehicles.  The Certification Labels on the affected vehicles were printed with ink that may be inadvertently wiped away with an alcohol solvent.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, \"Certification.\"","consequence":"If the label information can be wiped away, the operator may not be able to refer to the information, possibly resulting in the vehicle being overloaded, which can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Honda and Acura will notify owners, and dealers will replace the Certification Label, free of charge.  The recall began June 2017.  Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.  Honda's numbers for this recall are KF3 (CR-V)and KF4 (RDX).","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"KF3, KF4","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"}],"recall_count":1,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":97,"grade":"A","complaints":{"count":75,"crash":7,"fire":1,"injured":6,"deaths":1,"comps":[["Power Train",22],["Electrical System",18],["Service Brakes",11],["Engine",11],["Vehicle Speed Control",8],["Unspecified",8]],"by_year":{"2017":9,"2018":7,"2019":7,"2020":3,"2021":9,"2022":8,"2023":4,"2024":9,"2025":12,"2026":7},"excerpts":[["2024-07-26","Electrical System","Keyless Access Control Unit (a.k.a. Smart Power Control Unit) is defective. This is an electronic part and should not have failed. It causes random security alarm triggers, random flashing of exterior lights, clicking noises, and flashing of dash lights. There are plenty of discussion boards about this online with many\u2026"],["2024-07-03","Electrical System","Vehicle began jerking while in motion, and all error messages the vehicle has ability to display rotated across the screen, including PO848. Transmission was replaced by a dealer. Vehicle would not start two weeks later. Vehicle towed to dealer. Dealer stated battery and starter were bad. Both of those components repla\u2026"],["2024-05-24","Air Bags","The contact owns a 2017 Acura RDX. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH and attempting to avoid a second vehicle the husband lost control of the steering and crashed into a tree. During the crash the front end of the vehicle was severely damaged but the front driver's side air bag did not deploy. \u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"EA21002","component":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE","opened":"2021-09-17","closed":"","campaign":"","subject":"Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture","summary":"From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (\"PSAN\") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 Blomquist Report at www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.Consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a \"desiccant\" (a substa"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.155,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.164,"seats":5,"fcw":"Optional","ldw":"Optional","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null}],"popularity":104,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":23,"ncap":5,"complaints":75},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}