Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2021 Honda Ridgeline has 5 recalls, 91 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
5
Recalls
91
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 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...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2021 Honda RIDGELINE PU/CC AWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 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... |
| Jul 2, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Truck was waiting at a stop light in drive mode and foot on brake pedal. When the light changed to g... |
| Jun 14, 2025 | ENGINE | My 2021 Honda Ridgeline engine failed in heavy traffic on the freeway. The car malfunctioned and I l... |
| May 8, 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2021 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated that while at a stoplight, the Auto STAR... |
| May 8, 2025 | AIR BAGS,SEATS | This has something to do with circuit board for the seat sensor that activates air bag? I can’t get... |
| Apr 3, 2025 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Auto High Beam. Very sensitive. Sometimes they don't go on when they should and sometimes, they st... |
| Mar 18, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Vehicle has an open recall, but dealer still don't have the parts available to repair for almost a y... |
| Mar 5, 2025 | ENGINE | 2021 Honda Ridgeline Sport with 60,000 miles and no other issues. Engine failed to restart after the... |
| Jan 4, 2025 | LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | At 48,000 miles, the vehicle began to experience multiple Advanced Driver Assistance Systems problem... |
| Dec 15, 2024 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Headlights don't dim in the auto function when there is oncoming traffic. Lights cycle from dim to b... |