NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Honda Ridgeline Recalls
The 2021 Honda Ridgeline has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 4, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Honda Ridgeline. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 102
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Honda Ridgeline, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2021 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 2017–2020, 2022–2023 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 2017–2020, 2023, 2025 Ridgeline, 16 other models
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 2020, 2022–2025 Ridgeline
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 2020 Ridgeline, 14 other models
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 2020, 2022–2023 Ridgeline, 4 other models
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 2020 Ridgeline, 3 other models
Seat belts: rear/other: retractor
- Campaign
- 21V900000
- Reported
- November 18, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,346
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
2021 Honda Ridgeline complaints by year
NHTSA has received 102 owner complaints about the 2021 Honda Ridgeline, the newest on October 12, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (3%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Honda Ridgeline, the component group named most often is the engine (28%), followed by the electrical system (15%) and the forward collision avoidance (15%).
None of the 2021 Honda Ridgeline's 7 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2021 Honda Ridgeline owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 20,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine29
- Electrical System15
- Forward Collision Avoidance15
- Exterior Lighting14
- Unknown Or Other14
- Power Train11
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 18 | |
| 2026 | 15 |
Complaints about the 2021 Honda Ridgeline peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 27. 68% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Honda Ridgeline drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Honda Ridgeline year in the same window: 6th highest of the 12 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 102 complaints about the 2021 Honda Ridgeline are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Ridgeline by model year
Other 2021 Honda models
Newest record on this page: October 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted