Factory build sheet
2017 Acura RDX Tech Package/Tech With Acura Watch Plus Package
Build 5J8TB3H5-H · 3.5L 6cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 5J8TB3H5 and position 10 reads H. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every RDX whose VIN starts 5J8TB3H5 and carries H in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 2,433 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 2,433 known VINs
- 52 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Acura with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 3.5 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- J35Z2
- Engine manufacturer
- Honda
- Valve train
- Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
- Horsepower
- 279 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 6
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 5
- Seats
- 5
- Seat rows
- 2
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1C
- GVWR
- 4,001–5,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
Driver assistance, as built
- Blind spot warning Standard
Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$16,998 median asking price · 90 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $10,950 Top 2% of listings $20,998
The same build, other model years
Acura used the VIN pattern 5J8TB3H5 for 6 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2013 Technology Package 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 3,147 vehicles code D $10,050
- 2014 Technology Package 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,725 vehicles code E $12,995
- 2015 Technology Package 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,624 vehicles code F $12,995
- 2016 Tech Package/Tech With Acura Watch Plus Package 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,212 vehicles code G $13,995
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2017 You are here code H $16,998
- 2018 Tech Package/Tech With Acura Watch Plus Package 3.5L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 2,125 vehicles code J $18,291
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 5J8 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | TB3H5 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | H | Model year — 2017 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2017 Acura RDX as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
1 recall campaign is recorded for the 2017 RDX. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
2,433 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 5J8TB3H5-H shares the specification above.
- 2,433 Known VINs
- 52 Listed for sale now
- 90 Priced listings
- $16,998 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 2 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the RDX, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2017 Advance Package 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,200 vehicles · $18,673 median
- 2017 Base/Acura Watch Plus Package 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 2,744 vehicles · $15,747 median
- 2017 Tech Package/Tech With Acura Watch Plus Package 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 3,810 vehicles · $15,998 median
- 2018 Base/Acura Watch Plus Package 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 2,657 vehicles · $16,245 median
- 2018 Base/Acura Watch Plus Package 3.5L 6-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 4,182 vehicles · $16,850 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 90 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 2,433 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.