NHTSA Safety Recalls
2019 Honda Pilot Recalls
The 2019 Honda Pilot has 13 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 4, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 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
- 919
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2019 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 2019 Honda Pilot
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 2016–2018, 2020–2022 Pilot, 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 2017–2018, 2020–2022 Pilot, 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 2015–2018, 2020–2021 Pilot, 19 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical
- Campaign
- 23V751000
- Reported
- November 13, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 248,999
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018 Pilot, 4 other models
Back over prevention: display function
- Campaign
- 23V431000
- Reported
- June 15, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,209,673
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2022 Pilot, 2 other models
Structure: body: hood
- Campaign
- 21V932000
- Reported
- November 29, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 724,826
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2018 Pilot, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 21V215000
- Reported
- March 25, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 624,552
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 15 other models
Tires
- Campaign
- 21V165000
- Reported
- March 11, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,093
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Pilot, 1 other model
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 20V439000
- Reported
- July 28, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 607,786
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 101, controls and displays
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2021 Pilot, 2 other models
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 20V440000
- Reported
- July 28, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 499,344
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2021 Pilot, 2 other models
Structure: body
- Campaign
- 19V784000
- Reported
- October 31, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Pilot, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: belts and associated pulleys
- Campaign
- 19V298000
- Reported
- April 12, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 93,946
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018 Pilot, 4 other models
Structure: body: roof and pillars
- Campaign
- 18V848000
- Reported
- November 28, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 404
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 214, side impact protection
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2019 Honda Pilot complaints by year
NHTSA has received 919 owner complaints about the 2019 Honda Pilot, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 13 describe a crash (1%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 15 injuries.
In complaints about the 2019 Honda Pilot, the component group named most often is the electrical system (29%), followed by the engine (26%) and the forward collision avoidance (14%).
1 of the 2019 Honda Pilot's 13 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2019 Honda Pilot owners gave the mileage (193 complaints), the median was 22,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System266
- Engine239
- Unknown Or Other168
- Forward Collision Avoidance127
- Fuel/Propulsion System119
- Power Train94
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 62 | |
| 2020 | 48 | |
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 157 | |
| 2023 | 111 | |
| 2024 | 200 | |
| 2025 | 158 | |
| 2026 | 145 |
Complaints about the 2019 Honda Pilot peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 200. 33% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 Honda Pilot drew 3.8× the complaints of the median Honda Pilot year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 20 ranked years.
That makes 2019 one of the Honda Pilot years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 919 complaints about the 2019 Honda Pilot are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Pilot by model year
Other 2019 Honda models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted