Honda and Acura Fuel Pump May Fail high
In a wide range of Honda and Acura vehicles, the fuel pump located inside the fuel tank may fail. If it fails while you are driving, the engine can suddenly stall.
1 recall covering model years 2018, 2020. To check whether your vehicle is affected, look up your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — a recall may apply only to some vehicles of a given year.
In a wide range of Honda and Acura vehicles, the fuel pump located inside the fuel tank may fail. If it fails while you are driving, the engine can suddenly stall.
Recalls and NHTSA owner complaints for each model year, side by side. Complaints are unverified owner reports, and better-selling or older years naturally collect more — read this as a record, not a ranking.
| Model year | Recalls | High / critical | Do-not-drive / park-outside | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NHTSA lists 1 safety recall covering the 2018–2020 Acura RLX. 1 of them is rated high or critical on this site. The most recent is "Honda and Acura Fuel Pump May Fail" (NHTSA campaign 23V858000), reported Dec 18, 2023.
The 2018 Acura RLX has the most, with 1 recall. The 2018 model year has the fewest of the years we cover, with 1. Newer model years have had less time to collect recalls, so a low count on a recent year is not a guarantee.
No. None of the 1 Acura RLX recall on file carries a do-not-drive or park-outside advisory from NHTSA.
Enter your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. A recall often applies to only some vehicles of a model year, and the VIN lookup shows the ones still unrepaired on your car. Recall repairs are free at any franchised Acura dealer, including for second owners.