2002 Acura MDX Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 23about this part
- Share
- 11%of 205 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 140,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 23 complaints about the air bags of the 2002 Acura MDX, 11% of the 205 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 140,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The srs light turns on and doesn't go out after startup of the vehicle. There is a recall of the srs unit malfunction for the 2003 year model. Secondly, my vehicle is more than fifteen years old. Is there a takata air bag recall involving my 2002 Acura MDX? I have taken ownership very recent.”
NHTSA complaint #11182442, filed 2019-02, 150,300 miles“Takaya recall, I'm having transmission issues while I'm driving on the highway the vehicle seems to slow down and then picks up speed I have trouble switching gears when I try to reverse there's no movement the all of the sudden the vehicle will do our hard jerk reverse motion and stars going in reverse. Passages air bag read a code of airbag malfunction. Torque control, gears getting stuck flashing d5 light after going over 40.”
NHTSA complaint #10820793, filed 2016-01, 220,113 miles“My daughter was living in michigan and the srs light came on and she did not know what to make of it and there was no Acura dealership around where she lived. She continued to drive the car and then moved back to ca. I saw that it was on so I contacted an Acura dealership and they informed me that it had been under an extended but we were now past the 150k limit. I told them that it came on before that but they would not help. They told me to replace the passenger seat sensor box and it would fix the problem. I had it replaced and it again shows the srs light on. …”
NHTSA complaint #10490446, filed 2012-12, 140,000 miles“I own a Acura MDX 2002 model, the transmission had failed but the dealer replaced it at no cost to me. Now the srs air bag light came on and will not go off. I was searching for other complaints for srs light staying on and found an owner having the same problem. Also, the rear dual seat will not fold, so I called a local repair shop who specializes in Acura, he mentioned that the MDX has a history of the back seat latch breaking down. Wanted to know if there has been any recalls on the srs light on the dash and the back seat latch breaking down.”
NHTSA complaint #10250731, filed 2008-12, 90,000 miles“While driving and upon hitting the brakes vehicle continuously accelerated. Consumer's vehicle then hit the back of another vehicle. However, the vehicle could not stop. Hitting the back of a third vehicle. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy.”
NHTSA complaint #10106604, filed 2005-01, 51,000 milesRelated recalls
- 20V027000Jan 17, 2020Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2001-2002 Acura 3.2CL, 2000-2003 Acura 3.5RL, 2000-2001 Acura 3.2TL, Honda CR-V and Honda Odyssey…Covers: Acura MDX 2001–2002, RL 2000–2003, Honda Odyssey 2000–2001 +5 more
Related service bulletins
- 10128529Aug 6, 2014Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, Acura announced three recalls for various 2002-06 Acura models. As of August 4, 2014, affected VINs have been identified, and VIN…
- 10128558Jul 23, 2014Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, Acura announced three recalls for various 2002-06 Acura models. As of July 23, 2014, affected VINs have been identified, and service…
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 2% |
| 2022 | 5 | 3% |
| 2020 | 5 | 2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 1% |
| 2018 | 2 | 1% |
| 2017 | 2 | 1% |
| 2016 | 7 | 2% |
| 2015 | 4 | 6% |
| 2014 | 3 | 2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 3% |
| 2012 | 9 | 12% |
| 2011 | 6 | 9% |
| 2010 | 3 | 7% |
| 2009 | 4 | 8% |
| 2008 | 5 | 10% |
| 2007 | 8 | 8% |
| 2006 | 15 | 17% |
| 2005 | 39 | 22% |
| 2004 | 26 | 15% |
| 2003 | 42 | 20% |
| 2002 | 23 | 11% |
| 2001 | 18 | 8% |
Other parts of the 2002 Acura MDX
125 complaintsEngine cooling
14 complaintsElectrical system
12 complaintsVehicle speed control
12 complaintsBody and structure
7 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsEngine
5 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsSuspension
5 complaintsEquipment
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 Acura MDX
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology