NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Honda Pilot Recalls
The 2004 Honda Pilot has 13 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Honda Pilot. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 13
- Owner complaints
- 544
- Crashes reported
- 29
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
14 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Honda Pilot, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
13 recalls on the 2004 Honda Pilot
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V499000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,947
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2008 Pilot, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V501000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,657,752
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2008 Pilot, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V182000
- Reported
- March 6, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,101,534
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2008 Pilot, 16 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V268000
- Reported
- April 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,335
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2012 Pilot, 9 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V344000
- Reported
- May 23, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,790,894
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2008 Pilot, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V320000
- Reported
- May 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,281,043
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2008 Pilot, 11 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V700000
- Reported
- November 4, 2014
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005 Pilot, 9 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V353000
- Reported
- June 20, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 133,207
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005 Pilot, 8 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 12V573000
- Reported
- December 11, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 807,161
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Pilot, 2 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights: switch
- Campaign
- 12V136000
- Reported
- March 30, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,375,217
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005 Pilot, 2 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 04V389000
- Reported
- August 11, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,528
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Honda Pilot
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 04V176000
- Reported
- April 15, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,099,796
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Pilot, 5 other models
Equipment: mechanical: carrier/rack
- Campaign
- 08E013000
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2008 Pilot, 2 other models
2004 Honda Pilot complaints by year
NHTSA has received 544 owner complaints about the 2004 Honda Pilot, the newest on August 7, 2025. Of these, 29 describe a crash (5%) and 14 a fire; owners reported 36 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Honda Pilot, the component group named most often is the power train (26%), followed by the seats (16%) and the air bags (15%).
1 of the 2004 Honda Pilot's 13 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2004 Honda Pilot owners gave the mileage (410 complaints), the median was 104,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train142
- Seats85
- Air Bags81
- Electrical System60
- Structure42
- Engine And Engine Cooling28
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 35 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12 | |
| 2006 | 10 | |
| 2007 | 10 | |
| 2008 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 26 | |
| 2010 | 49 | |
| 2011 | 46 | |
| 2012 | 63 | |
| 2013 | 48 | |
| 2014 | 36 | |
| 2015 | 55 | |
| 2016 | 38 | |
| 2017 | 27 | |
| 2018 | 29 | |
| 2019 | 20 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2004 Honda Pilot peaked in 2012, when NHTSA received 63. 12% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Honda Pilot drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Honda Pilot year in the same window: 12th highest of the 20 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 544 complaints about the 2004 Honda Pilot are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Pilot by model year
Other 2004 Honda models
Newest record on this page: August 7, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted