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Year · Make · Model

2018 Honda Ridgeline

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

6
Open recalls
194
NHTSA complaints
5
Defect investigations
113
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

194 filed
4
Crashes
1
Fires
2
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical System
    48
  • Engine
    21
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    17
  • Unknown OR Other
    17
  • Back Over PREVENTION: Sensing SYSTEM: Camera
    14
  • Fuel SYSTEM, Gasoline
    12
  • STRUCTURE:BODY
    8
  • Power Train
    7

Recalls

7 campaigns
23V858000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP2023-12-18

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.

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

FixDealers 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.

22V867000·BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA2022-11-23

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.

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

FixDealers 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.

21V932000·STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD2021-11-29

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.

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

FixDealers 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.

21V932000·LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH2021-11-29

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.

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

FixDealers 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.

20E068000·EQUIPMENT2020-09-17

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling all Honda Genuine Accessory Tonneau Covers, part number 08Z07-T6Z-100F, sold for installation on 2017-2020 Ridgeline trucks. If the tonneau cover is not properly secured in the open or closed position, wind resistance may cause the cover to flip and buckle. If this occurs, the hinges between the center and rear panel may deform, possibly allowing the rear panel to separate from the vehicle.

RiskA separated panel may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of crash or injury.

FixHonda will notify all registered owners of 2017-2020 Honda Ridgelines, and dealers will install tethers onto any Honda Genuine Accessory Tonneau Cover to prevent panel separation and apply warning labels, free of charge. In addition, an updated accessory user's information manual will be provided. The recall began October 26, 2020. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is F8M.

19V053000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP2019-01-24

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.

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

FixHonda 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.

18V221000·SEATS2018-04-05

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."

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

FixHonda 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.

NHTSA investigations

6 actions
PE25008·ENGINE2025-08-20

Engine failure

EA25003·BACK OVER PREVENTION2025-02-11

Rear-View Camera Failure

RQ24013·ENGINE2024-11-08 → 2025-08-20

Engine failure

RQ24011·BACK OVER PREVENTION2024-06-26 → 2025-02-11

Rear-View Camera Failure

PE22001·BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA2022-02-07 → 2022-12-19

Rear-View Camera Failure

Led to recall22V867000

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