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This page covers 9 recalls and 42 owner complaints for the 2010 Honda Ridgeline.
For the 2010 Honda Ridgeline, the dominant complaint pattern centers on the airbag and supplemental restraint system, which accounts by far for the largest share of owner reports. Owners frequently describe warning lights illuminating unexpectedly, with the airbag system registering faults that trigger dashboard alerts without any preceding collision or obvious cause. ABS and stability control warning lights coming on together also appear across multiple reports, sometimes while driving at highway speeds. A smaller but recurring structural complaint involves the rear sliding glass window spontaneously shattering while the truck is parked, with several owners describing this happening in enclosed spaces without any impact. A handful of brake-related reports describe the vehicle accelerating unintentionally during low-speed maneuvering, with owners reporting their foot was on the brake pedal at the time. Water intrusion complaints mention rain leaking into the cabin, leading to fogged windows, mildew odor, and headliner separation.
42
Total Complaints
3
Crash-Related
By System
The 2010 Honda Ridgeline has 9 recalls, the most serious being a widespread airbag inflator defect affecting both the driver and front passenger sides, where the inflators can explode and send metal fragments into the cabin, causing serious injury or death.
The airbag issue dominates this recall list. Both the driver-side and front passenger-side frontal airbag inflators are affected across multiple filings that collectively cover the same underlying problem: in a crash that triggers airbag deployment, the inflator can rupture violently rather than inflating the bag normally. The result is metal fragments launched into the vehicle interior at high speed, with the potential to strike the driver, front passenger, or rear occupants. Some of these filings specifically target vehicles registered in high-humidity states and territories, including Florida, Hawaii, Texas, and several Gulf Coast and island jurisdictions, where heat and moisture accelerate the internal deterioration that makes rupture more likely. Prior repair attempts did not fully resolve the issue for all affected vehicles, which is why multiple separate campaigns exist for what is essentially the same defect. Owners in humid climates should be aware that their vehicles may fall under more than one of these campaigns.
On the structural side, there is a separate concern involving the frame. In vehicles sold or registered in northern and mid-Atlantic states where road salt is common, the frame can corrode to the point that the fuel tank strap retainer breaks down, allowing a fuel line or connection to leak. That leak, near any ignition source, raises the risk of a fire.
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Complaints are owner-reported and reflect individual experiences, not confirmed defects. They are distinct from recalls. Data sourced from the national vehicle safety complaint database. See trending complaints →
At a glance
What can fail
Road salt corrodes the frame where fuel tank straps attach, potentially causing the fuel tank to detach and leak.
What the fix does
Dealers will inspect and repair the rear frame at no cost. Honda may repurchase the vehicle if corrosion is severe.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The driver frontal air bag inflator may explode due to propellant breakdown from long-term exposure to high humidity, temperature, and temperature changes.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator at no cost.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The passenger front airbag inflator may explode due to propellant breakdown after prolonged exposure to high humidity, heat, and temperature changes.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the passenger front airbag inflator at no cost.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
Driver air bag inflators installed during previous recalls or as service parts may explode during a crash when the air bag deploys due to a manufacturing defect.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the driver air bag inflator with a different inflator at no cost to you.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The passenger front air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation from long-term exposure to humidity, temperature, and temperature changes.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the passenger front air bag inflator at no charge.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The passenger front air bag inflator may explode due to propellant breakdown from prolonged exposure to heat, humidity, and temperature changes.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the passenger front air bag inflator at no cost.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The front passenger air bag inflator can rupture during a crash due to chemical breakdown from long-term exposure to heat and humidity.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator at no cost.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The passenger front air bag inflator may rupture during a crash due to propellant breakdown from long-term exposure to humidity and temperature changes.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator at no cost to you.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
Moisture can seep into the dual-stage driver frontal air bag inflator over time, potentially causing it to rupture.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the air bag inflator at no cost to you.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
