2018 Honda Ridgeline: recalls and complaints

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• 26V3650004 Jun 2026Structure / Frame and Members
• 26V33200021 May 2026Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger
• 23V85800018 Dec 2023Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump
• 22V86700023 Nov 2022Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera
• 21V93200029 Nov 2021Latches/Locks/Linkages / Hood / Latch
• 19V05300024 Jan 2019Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump
• 18V2210005 Apr 2018Seats

1. 26V365000Received 4 Jun 2026. 880,514 units.

   Structure / Frame and Members

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   American Honda Motor Company (Honda) is recalling certain 2016-2022 Honda Pilot, 2017-2023 Ridgeline, 2019-2023 Passport, and 2014-2020 Acura MDX vehicles that were sold in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, or Wisconsin. The rear subframe may corrode at the suspension mounting points, which can result in rear suspension component failure.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Failure of rear suspension components, such as the rear control arm, can cause a loss of vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will inspect the rear subframe and install a rear subframe reinforcement kit and, as necessary, repair or replace the rear subframe components, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed July 27, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available, anticipated in the fall of 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are AOU and AOT. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning June 10, 2026.

   Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number AOU, AOT.

2. 26V332000Received 21 May 2026. 98,892 units.

   Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-V Hybrid, 2017-2022 CR-V, 2017-2018, 2021 Civic Type R, 2017-2021 Civic hatchback, 2016-2020 Civic coupe, 2016-2022 Civic, 2017-2022 Accord Hybrid, and 2016-2022 Accord vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are BOL, WO9, OOA, WOM, XOH, NOC, POD, BOE, UOF, POB, EOG, AOI, QO8, TOJ, DO7, and SOK. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V064. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 29, 2026.

   Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 6 Jul 2026.

3. 23V858000Received 18 Dec 2023. 2,490,460 units.

   Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.

   Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number KGC, KGD. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 29 Mar 2024.

4. 22V867000Received 23 Nov 2022. 117,445 units.

   Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Ridgeline vehicles. Opening and closing the tailgate may break the rearview camera wiring harness, causing the rearview camera to fail.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   An inoperative rearview camera can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will replace the rearview camera wiring harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 31, 2023. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is 6RW.

   Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number 6RW. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 31 Aug 2023.

5. 21V932000Received 29 Nov 2021. 724,826 units.

   Latches/Locks/Linkages / Hood / Latch

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019 Passport, 2016-2019 Pilot, and 2017-2020 Ridgeline vehicles. The hood latch striker may become damaged and separate from the hood, which can result in the hood opening while driving.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   A hood that opens while driving can obstruct the driver's view and increase the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will either repair the hood latch striker, or replace the hood if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 18, 2022. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is PBV.

   Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number PBV. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 18 Jan 2022.

6. 19V053000Received 24 Jan 2019. 106,683 units.

   Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Ridgeline trucks. Exposure to acids, such as from car wash soaps, can result in the fuel pump feed port cracking.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   A crack in the fuel pump feed port can allow pressurized fuel to leak out, increasing the risk of a fire.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, if necessary, and install a fuel pump cover, free of charge. The recall began March 14, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. The recall number for this recall is Q3V.

   Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number Q3V. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 14 Mar 2019.

7. 18V221000Received 5 Apr 2018. 5,810 units.

   Seats

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018 Honda Pilot and Ridgeline vehicles and 2018 Acura MDX vehicles. The front driver and passenger powered seats in the Honda vehicles and the driver powered seats in the Acura vehicles may have been assembled with improperly manufactured rivets. In the event of a crash, the rivets can break causing the seats not to be secured to the floor. As such, these vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 207, "Seating Systems," and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   In the event of a crash, if the seat does not remain secured to the floor, the seat occupant has an increased risk of injury.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver seat frame assembly in Acura MDX vehicles, and replace the driver and front passenger seat slide rail frames in Honda Pilot and Ridgeline vehicles, free of charge. The recall began May 30, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall is D0S, and T0T.

   Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number D0S, T0T. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 30 May 2018.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

• 2018 Honda Ridgeline
• All 2018 vehicles

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.

Complaints that report a crash

3

Complaints that report a fire

1

Injuries in the complaints

1

Deaths in the complaints

0

Date of the newest complaint

18 Sep 2026

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

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2. 20078
3. 20088
4. 20098
5. 20109
6. 201110
7. 201211
8. 20137
9. 20146
10. 20150
11. 20178
12. 20187
13. 201911
14. 20208
15. 20217
16. 20223
17. 20235
18. 20241
19. 20252
20. 20260

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2018 Honda Ridgeline?

4,424,630 units in 7 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.

How many recall campaigns does the Honda Ridgeline have for all model years?

NHTSA lists 39 recall campaigns for the Honda Ridgeline, model years 2006 to 2026. 7 of them name the 2018 model year.

Which component do the complaints about the 2018 Honda Ridgeline name most often?

Electrical System: 49 of 199 component mentions, or 246.2 per 1,000. For all 2018 vehicles the figure is 120.7 per 1,000.

Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2018 Honda Ridgeline open?

1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 5 that name this model year.