# Transport Canada recall 2021731

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 2021731
- Manufacturer's number: AM12
- Reported: 2021\-12\-03
- Component: Powertrain
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 57

## What is wrong

Issue:

On certain vehicles, the left\-front axle shaft was not properly heat\-treated. As a result, the axle shaft could fail and cause a loss of power to the wheels. Also, if this happens and the vehicle is parked without the parking brake applied, the vehicle could roll away.

Safety Risk:

A loss of power to the wheels or a vehicle rollaway could increase the risk of a crash.

Corrective Actions:

Acura will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to replace the left\-front axle shaft.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2021 ACURA RDX](/makes/acura/rdx/2021/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [B23\-010](/bulletins/10252481.md), 2024-04-03, Service bulletin
- [B21\-028](/bulletins/10203800.md), 2021-12-03, Service bulletin
- [B21\-028](/bulletins/10202909.md), 2021-11-03, Service bulletin
- [B20\-032](/bulletins/10200851.md), 2021-09-02, Service bulletin
- [B21\-021](/bulletins/10196882.md), 2021-06-11, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/2021731](/v1/recalls/tc/2021731)

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