NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Honda Ridgeline Recalls
The 2018 Honda Ridgeline has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 4, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Honda Ridgeline. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 162
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Honda Ridgeline, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2018 Honda Ridgeline
Structure: frame and members
- Campaign
- 26V365000
- Reported
- June 4, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 965,561
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 2019–2023 Ridgeline, 3 other models
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger
- Campaign
- 26V332000
- Reported
- May 21, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 98,892
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 2019–2021, 2023, 2025 Ridgeline, 16 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 23V858000
- Reported
- December 18, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,490,460
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 2019–2020 Ridgeline, 19 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 22V867000
- Reported
- November 23, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 117,445
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 2019 Ridgeline
Structure: body: hood
- Campaign
- 21V932000
- Reported
- November 29, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 724,826
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 2019–2020 Ridgeline, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 19V053000
- Reported
- January 24, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 106,683
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 2019 Ridgeline
Seats
- Campaign
- 18V221000
- Reported
- April 5, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,810
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 207, seating systems
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 20E068000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 2019–2020 Ridgeline
2018 Honda Ridgeline complaints by year
NHTSA has received 162 owner complaints about the 2018 Honda Ridgeline, the newest on October 1, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (2%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2018 Honda Ridgeline, the component group named most often is the electrical system (30%), followed by the back over prevention (19%) and the engine (14%).
1 of the 2018 Honda Ridgeline's 8 recalls also concerns the back over prevention.
Where 2018 Honda Ridgeline owners gave the mileage (49 complaints), the median was 22,300 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System49
- Back Over Prevention31
- Engine22
- Fuel/Propulsion System17
- Unknown Or Other17
- Fuel System, Gasoline13
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 13 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 55 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 20 | |
| 2026 | 10 |
Complaints about the 2018 Honda Ridgeline peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 55. 28% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Honda Ridgeline drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Honda Ridgeline year in the same window: 7th highest of the 12 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 162 complaints about the 2018 Honda Ridgeline are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Ridgeline by model year
Other 2018 Honda models
Newest record on this page: October 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted