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2025 Honda Ridgeline Recalls and Problems

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 89 owner complaints for the 2025 Honda Ridgeline.

2Safety recalls
89Owner complaints
2Complaints citing a crash
1Complaints citing a fire

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Data: NHTSA recall and complaint filesUpdated Sep 27, 2026

Recalled components: air bags and backover prevention and rearview camera. Most-reported area: exterior lighting (25 complaints, 28%).

2 safety recalls for the 2025 Honda Ridgeline

Newest first. Summaries are NHTSA's own wording. Open a recall for the fix and the full notice.

Air bags

May 21, 2026

sensor · occupant classification · front passenger

The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.

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

The fix and full notice

Fix: 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.

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.

NHTSA listing: RIDGELINE. Honda campaign Refer to Comments.

Backover prevention and rearview camera

May 9, 2024

sensing system · camera

The rearview camera (RVC) tailgate wire harness may fatigue and break, which can prevent the rearview camera image from displaying.

Risk: A rearview camera that does not display an image can reduce the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.

The fix and full notice

Fix: Dealers will replace the RVC tailgate wire harness, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed November 8, 2024. Owners may contact Honda service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is YI7.

Honda (America Honda Motor Co) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Ridgeline vehicles.

NHTSA listing: RIDGELINE. Honda campaign YI7.

Questions about any of these recalls: call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

What owners report

The areas named in the 89 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2025 Ridgeline. NHTSA does not verify complaints.

A complaint can name more than one area, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Honda Ridgeline recalls and complaints by model year

The highlighted bars are the 2025 model year. Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower. Counting complaints filed in each model year's first three years, the 2023 Ridgeline drew the most (101).

Owner complaints

2025: 89 complaints

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Owner complaints by model year, Honda Ridgeline
Model yearComplaints
2017341
2018161
2019237
2020169
2021101
2022117
2023127
202459
202589
20268

Safety recalls

2025: 2 recalls

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Safety recalls by model year, Honda Ridgeline
Model yearRecalls
20178
20187
201911
20208
20217
20223
20235
20241
20252
20260

Crash test ratings

NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for each version it tested. Rollover risk is NHTSA's estimate of the chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

Tested versionOverallFrontalSideRollover
Honda RIDGELINE PU/CC AWD
Rollover risk 16.9%
Honda RIDGELINE PU/CC FWD
Rollover risk 16.4%

Questions

What are the most common 2025 Ridgeline problems?

The areas owners name most often in NHTSA complaints: exterior lighting (25), electrical system (24), engine (20). NHTSA does not verify complaints, and one complaint can name several areas.

Is the 2025 Honda Ridgeline safe?

In NHTSA crash tests every tested version of the 2025 Honda Ridgeline earns 5 stars overall. The table above lists each tested version.

How do I check if my Ridgeline has an open recall?

Enter the 17-character VIN from your dashboard, door jamb or registration at nhtsa.gov/recalls. The lookup lists unrepaired recalls for that exact vehicle. Safety recall repairs are free at Honda dealers.

Sources and method

  • NHTSA recalls file (NHTSA datasets), dated Sep 27, 2026; every campaign checked against NHTSA's recalls API.
  • NHTSA owner complaints file, dated Sep 26, 2026. Counted by complaint number, so a complaint naming three components counts once in the total.
  • NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings (NCAP).
  • NHTSA model names covered: RIDGELINE.

Complaint counts are unverified owner reports. They rise with sales volume and time on the road, so compare model years with care. How we build these pages. Spotted an error? Tell us.