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2014 Honda Pilot Airbags Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA

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Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Mar 19, 2023
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
8%
of 116 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
4

What this page shows

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2014 Honda Pilot submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming airbag

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Airbags
Filed Mar 19, 2023

Airbag system keeps coming on I have children it’s dangerous to have faulty airbags

NHTSA ID
11512603
Incident
Dec 9, 2022
Airbags
Filed Apr 29, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V661000 (AIR BAGS). STEVE PADGETT'S DANVILLE HONDA (877-293-5660, LOCATED AT 4050 RIVERSIDE DR, DANVILLE, VA 24541) PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

NHTSA ID
11204485
Incident
Apr 26, 2019
Airbags
Filed Dec 13, 2018
Crash reported

"TAKATA RECALL" UNFORTUNATELY, BEFORE THE RECALL BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER SIDE EXPLODED LEAVING A BURN ON THE PASSENGERS LEG. THE DRIVERS SIDE BAG ALSO EXPLODED AFTER DEPLOYMENT LEAVING A BURN ON THUMB OF RIGHT HAND OF DRIVER. THE DEPLOYMENT WAS DUE TO ACCIDENT INVOLVING A DEER ON A STATE HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ID
11161146
Incident
Aug 25, 2018
Mileage
85,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Oct 13, 2018

TAKATA RECALL, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY NEVER SENT TO ME ANY NOTIFICATION OF A NATIONAL RECALL OF OR INJURY, DEATH OR DAMAGE BY THE TAKATA AIRBAG DEFECTIVE INFLATORS. NO NOTICES WERE EVER SENT TO ME, AND NO TELEPHONE CALLS OF ANYKIND TO WARN ME.

NHTSA ID
11140170
Incident
Oct 31, 2013
Mileage
10 mi
Airbags
Filed Apr 16, 2018

"TAKATA RECALL" HI, I AM JUST TRYING TO FIND OUT IF MY AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACE SINCE IT MIGHT BE DEFECTED. I RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT RECALL ON TAKATA AIRBAGS. WHEN I CALLED THE NUMBER PROVIDED, I WAS DIRECTED HERE. THANK YOU.

NHTSA ID
11088460
Incident
Apr 16, 2018
Airbags
Filed Jan 9, 2018

TAKATA RECALL. HONDA STATES THAT VEHICLE IS A SUBJECT FOR RECALL WHICH MEANS THAT IT HAS TAKATA AIR BAGS.!!!! MY COMPLAINT IS, UNTIL IT IS RECALLED, I CANNOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT!!!!PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND HELP!!!!!!! THIS HAPPENED WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2014 BUT I WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT POSSIBLY DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS AT THATTIME EVEN THOUGH HONDA KNEW OF THE POSSIBILITY AT THAT TIME!!!!!!!!!!!

NHTSA ID
11061343
Incident
Mar 4, 2014
Airbags
Filed Dec 13, 2016
Crash reported3 injuries reported

WE HAD A HUGE BUCK DEER RUN INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. THIS IS NOTED IN THE POLICE REPORT AND AT THE AUTO BODY SHOP WHERE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE DEER HIT US. THE ESTIMATE TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS $9,000.00.

NHTSA ID
10935042
Incident
Nov 22, 2016
Mileage
55,455 mi
Airbags
Filed Jan 26, 2016
Crash reported1 injury reported

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG UPON HEAD-ON COLLISION. FITCHBURG MASS.POLICE CRASH REPORT # 16-1706-AC. DRIVER CAME INTO MY LANE OF TRAFFIC AND STRUCK FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID
10822274
Incident
Jan 13, 2016
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Sep 22, 2014

RANDOMLY, WHILE DRIVING THE FASTEN SEATBELT ICON ILLUMINATES. ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR WERE RESTRAINED AND NO OBJECTS WERE PLACED ON THE SEATS. THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG "OFF" INDICATOR LIGHT ALSO ACTIVATED. WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. SO NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION WAS DONE. IT IS UNDETERMINED IF THIS WOULD AFFECT THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. *TR

NHTSA ID
10638191
Incident
Sep 1, 2014
Mileage
12,000 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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