26V365000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Failure of rear suspension components, such as the rear control arm, can cause a loss of vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
2018 HONDA PILOT
7 safety recall campaigns, 4 defect investigations (2 open), 639 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns7
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations42 open
Owner complaints639
Complaints citing a crash15
Complaints citing a fire2
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 7
26V332000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.
23V858000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
23V751000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL
A damaged engine may run improperly or stall while driving, increasing the risk of a fire, crash, or injury.
21V932000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
A hood that opens while driving can obstruct the driver's view and increase the risk of a crash.
19V298000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
Teeth separation from the timing belt may result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of crash.
What owners report most
- 151ENGINE
- 81ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 75POWER TRAIN
- 71UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 62FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 62FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- 23VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 13STRUCTURE:BODY
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 HONDA PILOTs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.