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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2020 Honda Ridgeline Recalls

The 2020 Honda Ridgeline has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 4, 2026.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Honda Ridgeline. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
9

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
169

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2020 Honda Ridgeline, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

9 recalls on the 2020 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, 2021–2023 Ridgeline, 3 other models

26V365000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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

26V332000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

Campaign
24V321000
Reported
May 9, 2024
Vehicles affected
up to 187,290
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2021–2025 Ridgeline

24V321000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger

Campaign
24V064000
Reported
February 1, 2024
Vehicles affected
up to 750,114
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2021 Ridgeline, 14 other models

24V064000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 Ridgeline, 19 other models

23V858000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder

Campaign
23V458000
Reported
June 29, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 124,077
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
Same campaign
also 2021–2023 Ridgeline, 4 other models

23V458000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices: exterior

Campaign
23V174000
Reported
March 16, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 339,404
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 111, rear visibility
Same campaign
also 2021 Ridgeline, 3 other models

23V174000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Structure: body: hood

Campaign
21V932000
Reported
November 29, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 724,826
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2017–2019 Ridgeline, 2 other models

21V932000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment

Campaign
20E068000
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2017–2019 Ridgeline

20E068000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2020 Honda Ridgeline complaints by year

NHTSA has received 169 owner complaints about the 2020 Honda Ridgeline, the newest on September 16, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%); owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2020 Honda Ridgeline, the component group named most often is the electrical system (29%), followed by the engine (22%) and the back over prevention (8%).

1 of the 2020 Honda Ridgeline's 9 recalls also concerns the back over prevention.

Where 2020 Honda Ridgeline owners gave the mileage (25 complaints), the median was 18,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System49
  • Unknown Or Other42
  • Engine38
  • Back Over Prevention14
  • Forward Collision Avoidance14
  • Exterior Lighting12

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2020 Honda Ridgeline received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20204
202110
202216
202334
202453
202538
202614

Complaints about the 2020 Honda Ridgeline peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 53. 38% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Honda Ridgeline drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Honda Ridgeline year in the same window: 5th highest of the 12 ranked years.

Honda Ridgeline years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 169 complaints about the 2020 Honda Ridgeline are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Honda Ridgeline by model year

Other 2020 Honda models

Newest record on this page: September 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted