2017 ACURA RLX — ENGINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2017 ACURA RLX — ENGINE
Start: 2026-04-02

fire · 2193363 · 2026-04-03

Vehicle

Make: ACURA
Model: RLX
Year: 2017
Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component: ENGINE
Miles at failure: 92,058
Speed: 45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

Catastrophic engine failure at speed, connecting rod failure, which is a known failure for this engine. Engine blew, lost all power, and hot oil hit the hot exhaust and the car caught on fire. A fire truck came to put out the engine fire.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11728965
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown