2021 HONDA PILOT

10 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 690 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns10
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints690
Complaints citing a crash24
Complaints citing a fire3

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 10

26V3650002026-06-04

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.

26V3320002026-05-21

AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER

Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.

24V0640002024-02-01

AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER

An air bag that deploys unintentionally during a crash can increase the risk of injury.

23V8580002023-12-18

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

23V4580002023-06-29

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

Brake master cylinder separation can cause a loss of brake function and increase the risk of a crash.

23V4310002023-06-15

BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION

A rearview camera that does not display an image can reduce the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

What owners report most

  • 118ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 96ENGINE
  • 80UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 57FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
  • 49FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
  • 37FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
  • 30AIR BAGS
  • 24SERVICE BRAKES

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Two 2021 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.

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