2011 Honda Ridgeline Airbag Problems

Mileage when the problem started

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2011 Honda Ridgeline owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

Takata recall my sister was driving a 2011 Honda Ridgeline on I-85 on May 2, 2015 when the vehicle started off the left side of the road she corrected this and the truck overturned. Two others in the truck were able to get to get out but my sister had to be cut from the vehicle. All were taken to hospital and released but 12 days later my sister died as a result of trauma to the lungs. Recalls for this vehicle were dated 02/12/2016 and 05/23/2016 a little late. I have the accident report and the autopsy but have no way to upload them.

I was traveling 20-25 MPH when I noticed another car abruptly making a left hand turn in front of me. This car was traveling the same direction as me. I tried to avoid hitting the car by swerving to the right, but I clipped the passenger rear quarter which resulted in a airbag deploying in my vehicle . The impact on my vehicle was on the front driver side. The airbag on the passenger side deployed, but the driver side did not deploy. Could this be a defect with the air bag problem out there currently? Nobody was hurt but it makes a person wonder what if.

I was notified in April of the airbag deployment device recall by mail with indication that my local dealer would contact me. I contacted perfection Honda in albuquerque, 898-0000, in early July after no one called me and they said they would have to order it but were having trouble getting them. I have checked back every month since then and the part is not available. I contacted Honda north America 9/5/2016 and they said they cannot help that my only option is to wait until perfection Honda called me after receiving the part. So it is now 5 months later and I still have a defective inflator and no resolution in sight. This is a great safety concern and no one seems to be willing to or able to help??!! Is this vehicle safe to operate on the roads? What's the risk? What can you do?

Tl* Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 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 not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Updated 09/08/16 the consumer stated the vehicle has been repaired.

Tl* Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Honda Ridgeline. The contact received a 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 not notified of the failure. The contact had not experienced any failure. The VIN tool confirms part not available. Updated 09/23/16 updated 12/1/17

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 Honda Ridgeline. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16V344000 (air bags) and 16V061000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available and parts distribution disconnect.

"Takata recall" - I have followed the directions sent to me over two months ago. I have called two different dealers who keep telling me that they are unable to order the parts needed to fix this. Last night I saw on the news that I should not even be driving the car. And, "Honda is taking care of business, and they have the parts to fix all the remaining vehicles." so now, here I am, with no vehicle to drive, and no outlook as to how long this is going to take.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 Honda Ridgeline. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16V344000 and 16V061000 (air bags); however, the parts for the recall repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. Parts distribution disconnect and VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated that the recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 16V061000 (air bags) was received in February of 2016. After contacting the dealer and the manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. The VIN was unknown. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 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 had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue and the contact was referred. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

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