26V365000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
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.
2018 HONDA RIDGELINE
7 safety recall campaigns, 5 defect investigations (2 open), 194 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns7
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations52 open
Owner complaints194
Complaints citing a crash4
Complaints citing a fire1
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 7
26V332000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.
23V858000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
22V867000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
An inoperative rearview camera can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
21V932000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
A hood that opens while driving can obstruct the driver's view and increase the risk of a crash.
19V053000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
A crack in the fuel pump feed port can allow pressurized fuel to leak out, increasing the risk of a fire.
What owners report most
- 48ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 21ENGINE
- 17UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 17FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 14BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
- 12FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- 8STRUCTURE:BODY
- 7POWER TRAIN
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 HONDA RIDGELINEs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.