Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2021 Honda Ridgeline has 7 recalls, 100 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
7
Recalls
100
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated August 31, 2026
21V900000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2021 Accord Sedan, Accord Hybrid, CR-V, Ridgeline, 2022 Insight and CR-V Hybrid vehicles. The a...
23V174000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
Honda (American Honda Motor Co) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Pilot and Ridgeline, and 2020-2022 Passport and Odyssey vehicles. The heating pads beh...
23V458000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Civic, 2020-2023 Ridgeline, 2021-2023 Passport, 2021-2022 Pilot, and 2020 Acura MDX ve...
24V064000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V, Odyssey, 2020 Civic coupe, Fit, 2021-2022 Civic hatc...
24V321000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Honda (America Honda Motor Co) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Ridgeline vehicles. The rearview camera (RVC) tailgate wire harness may fatigue and bre...
26V332000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
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 ...
26V365000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
American Honda Motor Company (Honda) is recalling certain 2016-2022 Honda Pilot, 2017-2023 Ridgeline, 2019-2023 Passport, and 2014-2020 Acura MDX vehi...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2021 Honda RIDGELINE PU/CC AWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The complete Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) has been disabled on my truck and all the war... |
| Aug 5, 2026 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | This involves the paddle shift operation on the steering wheel. There are two paddles, one at 3 o'cl... |
| Aug 2, 2026 | ENGINE | Auto Idle Stop failed as I was sitting at a red light. As I came to a stop at the light, the truck e... |
| Jul 31, 2026 | SUSPENSION,WHEELS | 1.The rear wheel assembly, lug nuts, and potentially the wheel studs/rear suspension system failed d... |
| Jul 19, 2026 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE | When driving the vehicle suddenly displayed warning and failure lights for the following: Adaptive ... |
| Jun 12, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | My 2021 Honda Ridgeline Sport experienced failure of the forward-facing Honda Sensing camera system.... |
| May 20, 2026 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE | Front camera system failed lights that are on are brake system, Lane assist lkas and acc |
| May 9, 2026 | AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I was involved in a rear end collision earlier today. My vehicle sustained significant front end dam... |
| Apr 17, 2026 | STEERING | I CURRENTLY OWN A 2021 HONDA RIDGELINE SPORT AND IT WAS BROUGHT IN TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT HAD DI... |
| Feb 22, 2026 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Forward brake assist, collision mitigation, auto headlight dash lights came on sporadically. As of t... |
| Feb 9, 2026 | ENGINE | Driving home from work on a Friday about 1am and my engine started t knock and sputter and the engin... |
| Jan 20, 2026 | SUSPENSION | Vehicle started making a clunking noise that could be felt at 45,000 miles when steering left and ri... |
| Dec 26, 2025 | ENGINE | The check engine light came on Dec 26 which I took to have checked and was told that it should go to... |
| Dec 1, 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact's husband owns a 2021 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated that while her husband was dri... |
| Oct 15, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The Multipurpose Camera had an Internal Electronic Failure. Indications we all of the warning lights... |
| Oct 14, 2025 | ENGINE | I began to hear a knocking noise at 2500 to 3500 rpms and I immediately took my vehicle to the deale... |
| Sep 12, 2025 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The forward collision system frequently goes off from a vehicle simply driving in their lane normall... |
| Aug 13, 2025 | ENGINE | Engine began knocking from the bottom end at 53k miles. It was determined that a connecting rod bear... |
| Aug 11, 2025 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | While making a right turn from a yield sign into oncoming traffic and doing about 15 mph, I depresse... |
| Jul 30, 2025 | LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 2021 Honda Ridgeline RTL-E. Part number 36160-T6Z-A62-M1 failure, hard code U3000-49. Results in t... |