- Vehicles
- 19,502
- Built between
- Aug 2012 – Feb 2015
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 6 July 2015
- Repaired
- 96%
- Unrepaired
- 735
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2012 and February 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2014-2015 Acura MDXBuilt April 2013 to February 2015
- 2014-2015 Acura RLXBuilt August 2012 to October 2014
- 2014 Acura RLX HybridBuilt April 2013 to March 2014
Repair progress
735 of 19,502 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2016.
96% repaired — 18,670 of 19,502 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 93
- Scrapped or exported
- 4
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Acura MDX 2WD and AWD, RLX and 2014 Acura RLX Hybrid vehicles. In certain driving conditions, the Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS) may incorrectly interpret certain roadside objects such as metal fences or metal guardrails as obstacles and unexpectedly apply the brakes.
What could happen
If the CMBS unexpectedly applies emergency braking force while driving, there is an increased risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the CMBS software, free of charge. The recall began on July 6, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 2012 to February 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA20 May 2015
- Owners notified6 July 2015
- Latest repair reportQ4 2016 — 96% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 20 May 2015.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Acura customer service at 1-800-382-2238. Honda's numbers for this recall is JQ4, JQ5 and JQ6.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- JQ4, JQ5, JQ6
- Recalling manufacturer
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.