2003 Acura MDX air bags problems
42 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2003 Acura MDX — 20% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I wrecked on 8/24/2020. The car says the airbags deployed and my seatbelts locked up. But my airbags did not deploy! I rear ended somebody going about 20 mph on a city street.”
filed Sep 18, 2020
“Airbag lights are on. Passenger seat airbag light blinks even if no body is in the car. And on the dashboard the red airbag light is on”
filed Feb 1, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Vehicles are equipped with passenger frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall…Campaign 19V501000 · Jun 27, 2019
- These vehicles are equipped with driver frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall…Campaign 19V499000 · Jun 27, 2019
- Affected vehicles received a replacement driver air bag inflator as part of a previous…Campaign 19V182000 · Mar 6, 2019
- Air BagsCampaign 16V344000 · May 23, 2016
- Affected vehicles have a passenger side frontal air bag that may be susceptible to…Campaign 15V370000 · Jun 15, 2015
- Affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be…Campaign 15V320000 · May 28, 2015
Related service bulletins
Service Bulletin - Warranty Extension: Customer Support Program For Front Passenger's Airbag Inflator.
B18-023 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 30, 2026Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects…
B20-007 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 10, 2020Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects…
B18-023 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 1, 2018Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects…
B18-019 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 25, 2018Posters sent to hawaiian independent repair facilities, automotive part stores, car washes, and gas stations to remind owners of the takata recall and to schedule an appointment at their earliest convenience.
TAKATA_HAWAII PO · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 7, 2016
Air Bags problems in other MDX years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 MDX | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 MDX | 1 | 3% |
| 2022 MDX | 5 | 4% |
| 2020 MDX | 4 | 2% |
| 2019 MDX | 1 | 1% |
| 2018 MDX | 2 | 1% |
| 2017 MDX | 2 | 1% |
| 2016 MDX | 7 | 2% |
| 2015 MDX | 4 | 6% |
| 2014 MDX | 3 | 2% |
| 2013 MDX | 1 | 3% |
| 2012 MDX | 9 | 12% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 Acura MDX
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.