A recall notice is easy to ignore and expensive to ignore. Below is what the major open Acura campaigns actually are, which vehicles they affect, and what happens if you wait — in plain language, with no sales pitch attached. Every recall repair is free.
Enter your 17-digit VIN. We pull the recall campaigns on file with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for your exact vehicle — nothing else.
Your VIN is on your registration, your insurance card, the base of the driver’s-side windshield, and the driver’s door jamb sticker. We do not store it.
The only way to know for certain is a VIN check, because recalls are issued against specific production ranges rather than whole model years. Your 17-digit VIN is on your registration, your insurance card, a plate at the base of the driver’s-side windshield, and a sticker inside the driver’s door jamb.
Recall repairs are free. Permanently. There is no mileage cutoff, no age limit, and no requirement that you bought the vehicle from us or from any dealer. Federal law obligates the manufacturer to remedy a safety defect, and any authorized Acura dealer can do the work.
The two campaigns below account for the overwhelming majority of open Acura recalls on the road today. If your vehicle appears in either, call us and we will check the VIN, confirm parts availability and schedule it.
| Cost to you | $0 — always, for any open safety recall |
|---|---|
| Age or mileage limit | None |
| Bought elsewhere? | Does not matter. Recalls follow the vehicle, not the buyer |
| Who can perform it | Authorized Acura dealers only — the claim is filed with Acura |
| Check your VIN | recalls.acura.com, nhtsa.gov/recalls, or call (201) 625-9991 |
| Parts on backorder? | We schedule you the moment the part lands |
More than 2.5 million Honda and Acura vehicles. If your engine has ever cranked without starting, or stalled at speed, read this one first.
The low-pressure fuel pump inside the tank contains an impeller — the spinning part that moves fuel. On the affected pumps, that impeller was improperly molded and came out at too low a density. Over time and with heat exposure, a low-density impeller can swell and deform until it binds against the pump housing.
When that happens the pump stops. Not gradually — it stops.
An inoperative fuel pump produces one of two outcomes. Either the engine will not start, which is inconvenient, or the engine stalls while you are driving it, which is not. Losing power on Route 22 or mid-merge onto I-78 is exactly the scenario the recall exists to prevent.
The current campaign, NHTSA 23V858000, expanded two earlier recalls (20V-314 and 21V-215) and now reaches much further than most owners realise:
| ILX | 2013–2023 |
|---|---|
| MDX & MDX Hybrid | 2013–2023 |
| RDX | 2013–2023 |
| RLX | 2013–2023 |
| TLX | 2013–2023 |
| NSX | 2015–2020 |
Being in that range does not automatically mean your vehicle is affected. The recall covers specific pump lots, not every car built in those years, and many have already been repaired. Owner letters went out September 6, 2024. Enter your VIN above and it settles in under a minute.
If you have been quoted for a fuel pump on one of these vehicles, stop and check the VIN before you pay. If the recall applies and is still open, that repair is free. Bring us the quote and we will check it against Acura’s database at no charge, whether or not you have the work done here.
The largest automotive recall in history. On the oldest affected vehicles, the guidance is not “schedule it soon” — it is stop driving the car.
Takata airbag inflators use a propellant that degrades with prolonged exposure to heat and humidity. A degraded inflator can burn too aggressively when the airbag deploys, rupturing the metal housing and sending fragments into the cabin. The airbag that is supposed to protect the occupant becomes the hazard.
Certain 2001–2003 Honda and Acura vehicles contain inflators designated “Alpha,” which testing has shown can rupture at a rate as high as one in two deployments. That is not a statistical abstraction — it is a coin flip in a crash.
Honda’s guidance for these vehicles is to stop driving them until the free repair is completed. If you own a vehicle of this vintage, or you know someone who does, call Honda directly at 844-758-9245 or call us at (201) 625-9991. Do not wait for a mailed notice.
Older vehicles change hands repeatedly, and recall notices are mailed to the registered owner on file. Cars sold privately, inherited, or bought at auction routinely have owners who have never received a single notice. That is precisely why the VIN check matters more than the mailbox.
NHTSA 26V365000. If you own a 2014–2020 MDX that has spent its winters in New Jersey, this one is about your car.
Honda issued this recall for vehicles sold in twenty-three specific states, and New Jersey is one of them. The others are the rest of the salt belt — Connecticut, Delaware, DC, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
The reason is road salt. The rear subframe can corrode at the suspension mounting points, and once those mounting points lose material, rear suspension components can fail.
NHTSA’s wording is blunt: failure of a rear suspension component such as the rear control arm can cause a loss of vehicle handling and control. That is not a slow degradation you would notice and plan around. It is a component letting go.
Dealers inspect the rear subframe, install a reinforcement kit, and repair or replace subframe components as necessary — free of charge. Interim letters warning owners of the risk were mailed July 27, 2026, with the final remedy anticipated in the fall of 2026.
If a shop has quoted you for rear subframe work on a 2014–2020 MDX, check the VIN before you pay a cent. This is the single most locally relevant recall on this page, and it is new enough that many owners have not received the letter yet.
NHTSA 23V751000 covers 2015–2020 TLX and 2016–2020 MDX. A manufacturing error means the connecting rod bearing in the engine may wear and seize, damaging the engine. NHTSA notes a damaged engine may run improperly or stall while driving, increasing the risk of fire, crash or injury.
Dealers inspect and repair, or replace the engine as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed in stages between March 2024 and January 2025 — which means a meaningful number of owners either never got one or filed it away.
If you have been told your Acura needs internal engine work and it falls in that range, this is the first thing to check.
These three get confused constantly, and the difference decides who pays.
A defect posing an unreasonable safety risk, or a failure to meet a federal safety standard. The manufacturer must remedy it free, with no expiration. Covers the vehicle, not the buyer.
Acura voluntarily extends coverage on a specific component for a specific population. Also free within its terms — but far less publicized, so owners miss them constantly.
A documented known condition and the correct fix. Not free — but it means Acura’s engineers already diagnosed it, so the repair is faster and more certain.
When you give us a VIN we check all three, plus any relevant bulletins for the symptom you are describing. It costs you nothing and it occasionally turns a quoted repair into a free one.
Beyond the safety case, there is a financial one. A vehicle with an open safety recall is a problem at appraisal — it cannot be certified, and most dealers discount for the reconditioning risk or decline the trade outright.
Clearing an open recall costs nothing and can measurably improve what your Acura is worth. If you are thinking about selling or trading, do the recall first. See what your Acura is worth once it is clear.
Have your VIN handy. We will tell you what is open, what it takes, and when we can do it.
Enter your 17-digit VIN at recalls.acura.com or nhtsa.gov/recalls, or call Springfield Acura at (201) 625-9991 and we will check it while you are on the phone. Your VIN is on your registration, your insurance card, the base of the driver's-side windshield, and the driver's door jamb sticker.
No. Open safety recalls are repaired at no cost to you, with no age limit, no mileage limit, and no requirement that the vehicle was purchased from us. The manufacturer is obligated to remedy the defect and files the claim directly.
The current campaign, NHTSA 23V858000, covers 2013 to 2023 ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX and TLX, plus 2015 to 2020 NSX. It expanded two earlier recalls, 20V-314 and 21V-215, so it reaches further than most owners realise. Being in that range does not guarantee your specific vehicle is affected, because the recall covers particular pump lots. A VIN check confirms it.
The improperly molded impeller can deform and bind against the pump housing, stopping the pump. The engine either will not start, or stalls while you are driving, which increases the risk of a crash. That is why it is classified as a safety recall rather than a warranty repair.
Yes. Certain 2001 to 2003 Honda and Acura vehicles contain Takata "Alpha" inflators with rupture rates measured as high as 50 percent, and Honda advises owners to stop driving those vehicles until the free repair is completed. Call Honda at 844-758-9245 or Springfield Acura at (201) 625-9991 immediately.
No. Recall repairs must be performed by an authorized Acura dealer, because the claim is filed with and paid by Acura and the remedy usually requires factory parts and software distributed only through the franchise network.
Yes. Safety recalls follow the vehicle, not the owner. It makes no difference how many owners it has had or where it was purchased. Bring us the VIN and we will check and schedule the repair at no charge.
Large campaigns occasionally outrun parts supply. We record your VIN against the open campaign and contact you the moment the part arrives. If the recall carries an interim safety advisory, such as the Takata stop-drive guidance, we will tell you plainly what it says.
Yes. A vehicle with an open safety recall cannot be certified pre-owned and is typically discounted at appraisal or declined as a trade. Because the repair is free, clearing it before you sell is one of the few things that improves a vehicle's value at no cost.