The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Acura RLX: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Acura reported 12 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Acura RLX, model years 2014–2019, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1,205 | 83 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2,337 | 86 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 501 | — |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 3 | 0 |
| Power Train | 3 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 2 | 0 |
| Seats | 2 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 1 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 1 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Acura RLX puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Acura RLX, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-28 | 2018 | MD | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2024 Q2 |
| 2021-09-27 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-07-29 | 2019 | OH | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2021 Q3 |
| not reported | 2016 | — | 0 | 2 | Engine and Cooling System | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-05-20 | 2014 | OK | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| not reported | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2019 Q1 |
| not reported | 2014 | GA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2018 Q4 |
| 2017-09-09 | 2014 | PA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-09-07 | 2017 | VA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-01-29 | 2014 | AL | 0 | 3 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-09-21 | 2015 | GA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-06-23 | 2016 | TN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q2 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Acura received alleging a death or injury in a Acura RLX and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a RLX that sold more will have more rows. All Acura models · What these reports are, and are not.