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2014 Honda Ridgeline 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.
13
Latest Oct 3, 2016
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.
38%
of 34 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.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

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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 Ridgeline submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 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 Oct 3, 2016

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURERS RECALL CONCERNING THE AIR BAGS AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO OPTION OF A LOANER VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE....UPDATED 12/14/16 *BF

NHTSA ID
10911202
Incident
Mar 28, 2016
Airbags
Filed Sep 29, 2016

"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE A LETTER THAT SAYS THIS WOULD BE RESOLVED IN THE SUMMER OF 2016. IT IS NOW FALL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PARTS. WHAT IS GOING ON ? YOU SAY IN YOUR LETTER THAT THIS COULD BE FATAL, AND YOU JUST DRAG YOUR FEET. I WANT AN ANSWER NIOW !!

NHTSA ID
10910543
Incident
Sep 29, 2016
Airbags
Filed Sep 19, 2016

I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL MARCH 2016. DEALER STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PARTS. NO ONE KNOWS WHEN TO EXPECT THEM. CORPORATE HOT LINE WAS NO HELP. HONDA SHOULD FACE SOME SORT OF FINANCIAL PENALTY FOR THIS LACK OF CONCERN.

NHTSA ID
10907584
Incident
Mar 7, 2016
Mileage
15,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Sep 8, 2016

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA IN MARCH OF 2016 INFORMING ME OF THE RECALL, THEY SAID THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE SUMMER OF 2016. THE LETTER FURTHERED STATED THAT I WOULD RECEIVE ANOTHER LETTER TELLING ME THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THAT NEVER HAPPENED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 07/29/2016, AND WAS INFORMED I HAD TO TELL THEM I WANTED THE PART REPLACED, AND THEY WOULD ORDER IT. I SPOKE WITH DEXTER, HE SAID HE WOULD ORDER IT, AND IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT SIX WEEKS. I CALLED BACK ON 08/29/2016 AND SPOKE TO TIM MAYWART, HE SAID THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER, BUT THEY SHOULD BE THERE SOON, AND THEY WOULD CALL ME. HOW LONG DO WE HAVE TO WAIT TO GET DEFECTIVE PARTS REPLACED WHEN THERE'S A RECALL?

NHTSA ID
10904821
Incident
Jul 29, 2016
Airbags
Filed Aug 25, 2016

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/19/16*LJ UPDATED 10/24/16.*JB

NHTSA ID
10898612
Incident
Mar 7, 2016
Airbags
Filed Aug 19, 2016

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/28/16*LJ *TR

NHTSA ID
10897165
Incident
Mar 1, 2016
Airbags
Filed Aug 2, 2016

GOT NOTICE IN MARCH 2016, NOW AUGUST AND NO ACTION AT THIS TIME. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HOW LONG THIS IS TAKING. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY RIDGELINE UNTILL REPLACEMENT.

NHTSA ID
10892412
Incident
Mar 1, 2016
Mileage
14,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Aug 2, 2016

2014 HONDA RIDGELINE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL AND RENTAL VEHICLE OPTION ISSUES. *SMD

NHTSA ID
10891412
Incident
Aug 1, 2016
Airbags
Filed Jun 12, 2016

TAKATA RECALL -MY VEHICLE WAS RECALLED ON 31 MARCH 2015 AND SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE MY VEHICLE IN ANY MANNER AND I HAVE RECIEIVED NO CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE MANUFACTORER. I STRONGGLY FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR BUY BACK THE THE VEHICLE NOW. [XXX] YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ID
10873757
Incident
Mar 31, 2016
Airbags
Filed May 23, 2016

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NO EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.....UPDATED 0711/16 *BF *CN

NHTSA ID
10870385
Incident
Mar 1, 2016
Airbags
Filed May 5, 2016

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10863479
Incident
Feb 10, 2016
Airbags
Filed Apr 9, 2016

TAKATA RECALL THERE ARE NO LOANER TRUCKS IN MY AREA AND WAS TOLD THAT I AM ONLY ELIGIBLE FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION OF ANY KIND, DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A TRUCK. THEY ALSO DO NOT HAVE CARS AVAILABLE IN WILMINGTON, NC. THE NEXT CLOSEST DEALERSHIP IS 71 MILES AWAY. WE ARE NOT HAPPY, AS WE BOUGHT A TRUCK AND NOT A CAR. WE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN DRIVING A CAR UNTIL THE PARTS COME IN SOMETIME NEXT SUMMER. THAT IS TOOOOO LONG TO WAIT. HONDA NEEDS TO LOAN VEHICLES COMPARABLE TO WHAT WE HAVE.

NHTSA ID
10854558
Incident
Apr 9, 2016
Airbags
Filed Feb 18, 2016

TAKATA RECCALL - I OWN AN AFFECTED VEHICLE AND DESPITE CALLING HONDA NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME ABOUT PROVIDING SAFE TRANSPORTATION UNTIL THE ISSUE IS FIXED. THE PARTS TO FIX MAY NOT BE READY UNTIL THE SUMMER AND THEIR OWN SITE STATES THAT DANGER INCLUDES SERIOUS INJURY AND EVEN DEATH. I HAVE BEEN IN 2 ACCIDENTS WHERE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID
10836849
Incident
Feb 5, 2016
Mileage
38,000 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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