NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Honda Pilot Recalls
The 2005 Honda Pilot has 15 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Honda Pilot. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 15
- Owner complaints
- 679
- Crashes reported
- 42
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Honda Pilot, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
15 recalls on the 2005 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 2003–2004, 2006–2008 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 2003–2004, 2006–2008 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 2003–2004, 2006–2008 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 2003–2004, 2006–2012 Pilot, 9 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V029000
- Reported
- January 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 308,884
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008 Pilot, 6 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 2003–2004, 2006–2008 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 2003–2004, 2006–2008 Pilot, 11 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V700000
- Reported
- November 4, 2014
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 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 2003–2004 Pilot, 8 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 13V092000
- Reported
- March 14, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 183,576
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 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 2003–2004 Pilot, 2 other models
Steering: column
- Campaign
- 05V039000
- Reported
- February 3, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 203
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 04V541000
- Reported
- November 18, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 61
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Equipment: mechanical: carrier/rack
- Campaign
- 08E013000
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004, 2006–2008 Pilot, 2 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 19E068000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008 Pilot, 7 other models
2005 Honda Pilot complaints by year
NHTSA has received 679 owner complaints about the 2005 Honda Pilot, the newest on June 15, 2026. Of these, 42 describe a crash (6%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 46 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2005 Honda Pilot, the component group named most often is the power train (26%), followed by the air bags (18%) and the service brakes (14%).
9 of the 2005 Honda Pilot's 15 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2005 Honda Pilot owners gave the mileage (568 complaints), the median was 102,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train176
- Air Bags120
- Service Brakes98
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)96
- Electrical System57
- Engine48
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 20 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 14 | |
| 2008 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 27 | |
| 2010 | 54 | |
| 2011 | 57 | |
| 2012 | 100 | |
| 2013 | 90 | |
| 2014 | 77 | |
| 2015 | 59 | |
| 2016 | 47 | |
| 2017 | 27 | |
| 2018 | 32 | |
| 2019 | 15 | |
| 2020 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2005 Honda Pilot peaked in 2012, when NHTSA received 100. 8% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Honda Pilot drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Honda Pilot year in the same window: 13th highest of the 20 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 679 complaints about the 2005 Honda Pilot are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Pilot by model year
Other 2005 Honda models
Newest record on this page: June 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted