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2007 Honda Pilot
NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the 2007 Honda Pilot, covering air bags, and 168 consumer complaints received since 2006.
The component named most often is air bags: 239 of every 1,000 component mentions for this year, above the 142.5 per 1,000 across all 2007 model-year vehicles and against 128.8 per 1,000 for the Honda Pilot line as a whole.
That is about the same as the average of 145.5 complaints per model year across the 24 Honda Pilot model years on this register; 9 complaints reported a crash and 4 a fire.
Complaints were received in the largest number in 2016 (30); the most recent in the file is dated 18 Apr 2019.
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation has opened 3 investigations naming this model year.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA. Recall text is the manufacturer's Part 573 report as filed with NHTSA. Complaint file through 15 May 2019; recall file through 29 Sep 2026.
Recalls by model year:
Recall campaigns
Defect, as filed: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2003-2006 MDX, 2001-2007 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot and 2006 Ridgeline vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with driver frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are Q5A and Y58.
Filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) (manufacturer campaign Q5A, Y58).
Defect, as filed: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2005-2012 RL, 2003-2007 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007-2008 Fit, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, and 2006-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with passenger frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal airbag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are E5D and X5C.
Filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) (manufacturer campaign E5D, X5C).
Defect, as filed: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling specific 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2013-2016 ILX, 2013-2014 ILX Hybrid, 2003-2006 MDX, 2007-2016 RDX, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2004-2006, and 2009-2014 TL, 2010-2013 ZDX and 2001-2007 and 2009 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2007 and 2010-2011 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007 Fit, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, and 2006-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. The affected vehicles received a replacement driver air bag inflator as part of a previous Takata inflator recall remedy or a replacement driver air bag module containing the same inflator type as a service part. Due to a manufacturing error, in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver frontal air bag, these inflators may explode.
Consequence: An explosion of an inflator within the driver frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver, front seat passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began April 10, 2019. Honda owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is O41. Acura owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's number for this recall is U40.
Filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) (manufacturer campaign U40,M45,O41,G44).
Defect, as filed: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2012 Honda Accord and Pilot, 2010 Accord Crosstour, 2001-2011 Civic, 2002-2011 CR-V, 2003-2004, 2006-2008 and 2011 Element, 2007 and 2009-2013 Fit, 2010-2012 Insight, 2002-2004 Odyssey, and 2012 Ridgeline vehicles. The front passenger air bag may have been installed incorrectly during replacement.
Consequence: An incorrectly installed air bag may deploy improperly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the passenger frontal air bag module assembly, free of charge. The recall began June 22, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are K1P, and M1O.
Filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) (manufacturer campaign C1X, N2L, U2M).
Defect, as filed: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2005-2006 Acura MDX and Honda CR-V vehicles, 2005-2011 Honda Element vehicles, 2005-2012 Acura RL vehicles, 2006-2012 Honda Ridgeline vehicles, 2007-2008 Honda Fit vehicles and 2005-2008 Honda Pilot vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, if not included in "Zone A" above, Honda is recalling certain 2005-2006 Acura MDX and Honda CR-V vehicles, 2005-2009 Acura RL and Honda Element vehicles, 2007-2008 Honda Fit vehicles, 2005-2008 Honda Pilot vehicles and 2006-2009 Honda Ridgeline vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Additionally, if not included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Honda is recalling certain 2005-2006 Acura MDX and Honda CR-V vehicles, 2005-2008 Acura RL, Honda Element and Honda Pilot vehicles, 2007-2008 Honda Fit vehicles and 2006-2008 Honda Ridgeline vehicles originally sold, or ever registered in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall bagan March 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KD9 and KE0.
Filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) (manufacturer campaign KD9, KE0).
Defect, as filed: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2005-2011 Acura RL, 2005-2006 Honda CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007-2008 Fit, 2003-2008 Pilot, 2002-2004 Odyssey, and 2006-2011 Ridgeline vehicles originally sold, or that have ever been registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Honda is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2005-2008 Acura RL, 2005-2006 Honda CR-V, 2003-2008 Element, 2007-2008 Fit, 2003-2008 Pilot, 2002-2004 Odyssey, and 2006-2008 Ridgeline vehicles originally sold, or that have ever been registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Lastly, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Honda is recalling model year 2002-2004 Odyssey and model year 2003-2004 Acura MDX, Honda Element, and Honda Pilot vehicles originally sold, or registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began June 27, 2016. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KA0, KA1, KA2, and KA3.
Filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) (manufacturer campaign KA0, KA1, KA2, KA3).
Defect, as filed: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2001-2007 Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2001-2004 Honda Civic GX, 2003-2005 Honda Civic Hybrid, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, 2006 Ridgeline, 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2003-2006 Acura MDX, and 2002-2003 Acura 3.2TL vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion and other factors, including manufacturing variability that, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on July 1, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Owners may contact Acura customer service at 1-800-382-2238, select option 4. Note: Vehicles that have had their driver frontal air bag replaced previously as part of a recall remedy prior to September 12, 2014 need to have their air bag replaced under this recall as well. Vehicles that, on or after September 12, 2014, received a remedy for a prior driver frontal air bag inflator recall already received an inflator of a different design, and therefore are not included in this recall and do not require additional servicing. Note: This recall fully supersedes recalls 08V-593, 09V-259, 10V-041, 11V-260, 14V-351 and 15V-153. Honda's numbers for this recall are JQ9, JR0, JR1, JR2, JR3, JR4, JR5, JR6, JR7, and JR8.
Filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) (manufacturer campaign JQ9 & JR0-JR8).
Each entry links to the NHTSA record. NHTSA states that safety recall repairs are free of charge at an authorised dealer; check a specific vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Complaints by component
Component mentions per 1,000 for the 2007 Honda Pilot (black) against all 2007 model-year vehicles in the file (yellow). A complaint can name more than one component.
| Per 1,000 component mentions | 2007 | Pilot line | All 2007 vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 239 | 128.8 | 142.5 |
| Tires | 73.2 | 11.8 | 17.5 |
| Electrical System | 73.2 | 90.8 | 107.2 |
| Exterior Lighting | 68.3 | 26 | 39.3 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 68.3 | 45.4 | 49.3 |
| Seats | 53.7 | 43.2 | 12.8 |
| Component | Mentions | Per 1,000 | Line | All 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 49 | 239 | 128.8 | 142.5 |
| Tires | 15 | 73.2 | 11.8 | 17.5 |
| Electrical System | 15 | 73.2 | 90.8 | 107.2 |
| Exterior Lighting | 14 | 68.3 | 26 | 39.3 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 14 | 68.3 | 45.4 | 49.3 |
| Seats | 11 | 53.7 | 43.2 | 12.8 |
| Power Train | 10 | 48.8 | 159.7 | 87.6 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 10 | 48.8 | 35.4 | 41.8 |
| Engine | 9 | 43.9 | 73.2 | 58.4 |
| Structure | 8 | 39 | 52.3 | 51.9 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 8 | 39 | 20.5 | 25.2 |
| Electronic Stability Control (ESC) | 6 | 29.3 | 34 | 16.9 |
| Visibility | 5 | 24.4 | 12 | 24.8 |
| Service Brakes | 5 | 24.4 | 61.4 | 33.1 |
| Unknown or Other | 5 | 24.4 | 46.9 | 30 |
| Equipment | 4 | 19.5 | 6 | 8.5 |
| Steering | 3 | 14.6 | 37.4 | 75.5 |
| Suspension | 2 | 9.8 | 38.9 | 40.4 |
| Service Brakes, Air | 2 | 9.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| Interior Lighting | 2 | 9.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| Visibility/Wiper | 2 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 10.3 |
| Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | 2 | 9.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 2 | 9.8 | 15.4 | 38 |
| Service Brakes, Electric | 1 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Child Seat | 1 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 0.6 |
168 unique complaints, 205 component mentions; 18 injuries and 1 deaths reported by complainants. Complaint narratives are not republished.
Complaints by year received
Investigations
| Action | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Recall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA21002 | Engineering analysis | Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture | air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator module | 17 Sep 2021 | open | — |
| EA15001 | Engineering analysis | Air Bag Inflator Rupture | air bags:frontal | 24 Feb 2015 | open | 14V668 |
| PE14016 | Preliminary evaluation | Air Bag Inflator Rupture | air bags:frontal | 11 Jun 2014 | 2 Mar 2015 | 13V172000 |
Other Honda Pilot model years
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints | Units in campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13 | 665 | 17,767,918 |
| 2004 | 12 | 501 | 14,253,414 |
| 2005 | 13 | 628 | 12,837,653 |
| 2006 | 8 | 216 | 12,335,389 |
| 2007 | 7 | 168 | 11,145,389 |
| 2008 | 7 | 102 | 11,145,389 |
| 2009 | 9 | 113 | 5,481,359 |
| 2010 | 10 | 94 | 6,836,765 |
| 2011 | 11 | 235 | 6,847,588 |
| 2012 | 9 | 123 | 3,815,315 |
| 2013 | 6 | 189 | 2,824,576 |
| 2014 | 3 | 65 | 1,384,099 |
| 2015 | 4 | 45 | 3,874,559 |
| 2016 | 8 | 237 | 4,381,738 |
| 2017 | 4 | 71 | 4,194,692 |
| 2018 | 7 | 25 | 4,543,447 |
| 2019 | 13 | 16 | 7,480,499 |
| 2020 | 11 | 0 | 6,887,340 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 7,000,478 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 3,063,270 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 760,045 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 760,077 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 760,899 |
| 2026 NHTSA | 1 | 0 | 3,933 |
Model years with a single campaign and fewer than 25 complaints have no page here; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record for that year.
All Honda Pilot model years · Honda: 67 model lines
Questions and answers
How many recalls does the 2007 Honda Pilot have?
7 NHTSA recall campaigns name this model year; the most recent, 19V499000, was reported to NHTSA on 27 Jun 2019 and concerns air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator module. Across all model years the Honda Pilot line has 62 campaigns.
Is there an open NHTSA investigation into the 2007 Honda Pilot?
NHTSA's investigation file lists 3 actions naming this model year; the table above shows each action's opening and closing dates. An action with no closing date was still open when the file was produced.
What component do owners of the 2007 Honda Pilot complain about most?
Air Bags: 49 of 205 component mentions (239 per 1,000). Next is tires with 15. Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
How do I get a recall repaired?
NHTSA states that safety recall repairs are performed free of charge by the manufacturer's authorised dealers. Each campaign's remedy text above is the manufacturer's statement as filed with NHTSA. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, downloaded 29 Sep 2026. Complaint counts are unique complaint numbers per make, model and model year; component figures count each component a complaint names. The NHTSA record linked from each campaign is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Defects Investigation flat files (recalls, complaints, investigations), public domain, files dated 29 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints). Complaints since 1 Jan 1995. Counts are unique complaint numbers per make, model and model year; per-1,000 rates divide a component's mentions by all mentions for the same group. Errors in processing are corrected at the next daily build; see corrections and the methodology.