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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2012 Honda Ridgeline Recalls

The 2012 Honda Ridgeline has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 16, 2022.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Honda Ridgeline. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
12

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
24

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2012 Honda Ridgeline, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

12 recalls on the 2012 Honda Ridgeline

Structure: frame and members

Campaign
22V430000
Reported
June 16, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 132,882
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2006–2011, 2013–2014 Ridgeline

22V430000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
19V500000
Reported
June 27, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 1,558
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2007–2011, 2013–2014 Ridgeline, 9 other models

19V500000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2006–2011, 2013–2014 Ridgeline, 11 other models

19V501000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2006–2011, 2013–2014 Ridgeline, 16 other models

19V182000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
18V662000
Reported
September 27, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 57,095
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2010–2011, 2013–2014 Ridgeline, 2 other models

18V662000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 9 other models

18V268000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
18V041000
Reported
January 9, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 24,945
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2009–2011, 2013 Ridgeline, 2 other models

18V041000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2006–2011 Ridgeline, 6 other models

17V029000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
16V061000
Reported
February 3, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 2,232,187
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 2007–2011, 2013–2014 Ridgeline, 10 other models

16V061000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: on-off switch assembly

Campaign
12V432000
Reported
September 5, 2012
Vehicles affected
up to 17
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
only the 2012 Honda Ridgeline

12V432000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Tires

Campaign
12V025000
Reported
January 26, 2012
Vehicles affected
up to 206
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
Same campaign
also 2011 Ridgeline

12V025000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal

Campaign
19E068000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2006–2011, 2013–2014 Ridgeline, 7 other models

19E068000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2012 Honda Ridgeline complaints by year

NHTSA has received 24 owner complaints about the 2012 Honda Ridgeline, the newest on May 3, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a fire.

In complaints about the 2012 Honda Ridgeline, the component group named most often is the air bags (58%), followed by the structure (17%) and the steering (8%).

9 of the 2012 Honda Ridgeline's 12 recalls also concern the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags14
  • Structure4
  • Steering2
  • Unknown Or Other2
  • Electrical System1
  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2012 Honda Ridgeline received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20152
201614
20171
20192
20223
20231
20251

Complaints about the 2012 Honda Ridgeline peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 14. 8% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.

The 24 complaints about the 2012 Honda Ridgeline are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Honda Ridgeline by model year

Other 2012 Honda models

Newest record on this page: May 3, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted