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2021 Acura NSX

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Oct 28, 2021
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Overview

Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2021 Acura NSX. 1 NHTSA investigation names it; and 25 manufacturer communications are on file.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Safety investigations

NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.

DP22005ClosedDefect Petition

Pedestrian alert sounds

Opened Jan 27, 2023
Closed Aug 7, 2023

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.

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Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Filed Oct 28, 2021

UNKNOWN

NHTSA ID
11438452
Incident
Oct 28, 2021

Manufacturer communications

A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.

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Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2020-2021 NSXs with a client complaint of steering wheel noise. Noise can be described as a rattle, clicking, or knocking. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.

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Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2020-2021 NSXs with a client complaint of steering wheel noise. Noise can be described as a rattle, clicking, or knocking. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.

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Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2020-2021 NSXs with a client complaint of steering wheel noise. Noise can be described as a rattle, clicking, or knocking. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.

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STEERING

Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2020-2021 NSXs with a client complaint of steering wheel noise. Noise can be described as a rattle, clicking, or knocking. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.

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STEERING

Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2020-2021 NSXs with a client complaint of steering wheel noise. Noise can be described as a rattle, clicking, or knocking. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.

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Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2017-2021 NSXs with a client complaint of door rattle in the tweeter area. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.

Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Acura NSX by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2021Viewing101—
2020011—
2019021—
2018031—
2017631—
2005100—
2004000—
2003000—
2002000—
2001100—
2000000—
1999000—
1998000—
1997000—
1996000—
1995000—
1994100—
1993001—
1992201—
1991411—
1990001—

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.