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2014 ACURA RDX — EXTERIOR LIGHTING

crash2 injured · 1794249 · 2022-02-11

Vehicle

Make
ACURA
Model
RDX
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

See attached letter for details. Incident date below reflects the VIN I currently own, when testing identified the safety-related defect. Accident details from previous same model. The same headlamps were the subject of the July 14, 2014 NHTSA Acura ILX Electrical & Lights Recall: 14V323000 on the 2013-2014 Acura ILX model. Yet, Acura continued to use these headlamps and failed to rectify the defect across its model lineup. Instead, the inherently faulty engineering, material, and manufacturing was destined to slowly degrade the reflective surface of the projector cup and lens under the heat output of the low beam halogen bulb that was, by Acura design, the automatic daytime running lights that remain on whenever the engine is running.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11451614
Machine
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