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Buying a used 2021 Honda Ridgeline? Check these 7 recalls first

7 NHTSA recalls · 101 owner complaints on file

This is the heaviest recall year among the Ridgelines listed — seven campaigns, including the critical brake-failure remedy shared with Civic, Pilot and Acura MDX, two separate passenger seat-sensor actions affecting airbag behavior, a center seat belt that may not lock child seats, and rear frame rust-through. None carries a stop-driving or park-outside warning. Of 101 unverified NHTSA owner complaints, engine leads with 28, ahead of electrical and forward collision avoidance.

Before you buy

1. Get the 17-character VIN from the seller and run it at nhtsa.gov/recalls. It shows which recalls are still unrepaired on that exact car.
2. Run the VIN for recall completion, especially the brake and both seat-sensor repairs
3. Inspect the rear frame underside for rust-through, particularly on salt-belt trucks
4. Test the center seat belt's child-seat lock, the backup camera image, and mirror glass
5. Open recalls are repaired free at any Honda dealer, whoever owns the car — an open recall is a to-do item, not a bill.

Recalls covering the 2021 Honda Ridgeline

What owners have reported to NHTSA

101 complaints filed for this model year, including 3 mentioning a crash, 0 a fire and 2 injuries. Complaints are unverified owner reports, and popular models collect more of them simply because more are on the road.

Other model years

• 2018
• 2019
• 2020
• 2022
• 2023
• 2025
• All Ridgeline recalls