2006 HONDA PILOT — Owner-Reported Problems
Verdict & Safety Summary
- Crashes 23
- Fires 7
- Injuries 119
- Deaths 99
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
Component Problem Distribution
Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)
UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.
View component data as a table
| System / Component | Complaints | Share of Reports | Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 58 | 22.2% | 9 crashes · 1 fires |
| ENGINE | 25 | 9.6% | 1 crashes · 1 fires |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 19 | 7.3% | 2 crashes · 0 fires |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 18 | 6.9% | 4 crashes · 0 fires |
| STRUCTURE | 16 | 6.1% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| SUSPENSION | 16 | 6.1% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 14 | 5.4% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 10 | 3.8% | 0 crashes · 2 fires |
| POWER TRAIN | 10 | 3.8% | 2 crashes · 0 fires |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 86 | 33.0% | 5 crashes · 3 fires |
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
Problem & Recall Timeline
Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time
- Campaign 06V270000 was reported 219 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 08E013000 was reported 778 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 15V320000 was reported 3,362 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 16V344000 was reported 3,723 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 17V029000 was reported 3,955 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 18V268000 was reported 4,426 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 19V182000 was reported 4,740 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 19V499000 was reported 4,853 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 19V501000 was reported 4,853 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 19E068000 was reported 3,565 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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| Date | Record type | Count | Record identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-Q4 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2006-Q1 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 2006-Q2 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 2006-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2006-Q4 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2007-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2007-Q2 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2007-Q4 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2008-Q1 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2008-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2008-Q3 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2008-Q4 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2009-Q1 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2009-Q2 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2009-Q4 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2010-Q1 | Owner reports | 9 | |
| 2010-Q2 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2010-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2010-Q4 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2011-Q1 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2011-Q2 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2011-Q3 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2011-Q4 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2012-Q1 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 2012-Q2 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2012-Q3 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2012-Q4 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2013-Q1 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2013-Q2 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2013-Q3 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2013-Q4 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2014-Q1 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2014-Q2 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2014-Q3 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2014-Q4 | Owner reports | 11 | |
| 2015-Q1 | Owner reports | 12 | |
| 2015-Q2 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 2015-Q3 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 2015-Q4 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2016-Q1 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2016-Q2 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2016-Q3 | Owner reports | 27 | |
| 2016-Q4 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2017-Q1 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2017-Q2 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2017-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2017-Q4 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2018-Q1 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2018-Q2 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2018-Q3 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2018-Q4 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2019-Q1 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 2019-Q2 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2019-Q3 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2019-Q4 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2020-Q1 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2020-Q2 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2020-Q3 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2020-Q4 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2021-Q1 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2022-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2022-Q4 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2023-Q1 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2023-Q2 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2023-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2023-Q4 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2024-Q1 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 2024-Q3 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2024-Q4 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2025-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2025-Q3 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2025-Q4 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2026-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 06V270000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 08E013000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 15V320000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 16V344000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 17V029000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 18V268000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 19V182000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 19V499000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 19V501000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 19E068000 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | PE14016 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | EA15001 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | EA21002 |
Safety Recalls (10)
Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 06V270000
- Report date
- Component:
- EQUIPMENT
- Consequence:
- THE LANGUAGE IN THE OWNER'S MANUALS IS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CURRENT MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS.
- Remedy:
- HONDA WILL SEND A POSTCARD TO DEALERS AND OWNERS WITH THE CORRECT NHTSA VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE INFORMATION AND WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO INSERT THE CARD INTO THE "REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS" SECTION OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 2, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009, ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238 OR HONDA MOTORCYCLES AT 1-866-784-1870.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 08E013000
- Report date
- Component:
- EQUIPMENT
- Consequence:
- WHEN MOVING THE BIKE ARM BRACKET TO ITS DOWN POSITION, THIS PINCH BOLT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING SEVERE LACERATION OR AMPUTATION TO THE USER'S FINGERTIPS OR HAND.
- Remedy:
- OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT THULE AT 800-THULE91 (800-848-5391) TO OBTAIN A FREE REPAIR KIT ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS OR OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 15V320000
- Report date
- Component:
- AIR BAGS
- Consequence:
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy:
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on July 1, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Owners may contact Acura customer service at 1-800-382-2238, select option 4. Note: Vehicles that have had their driver frontal air bag replaced previously as part of a recall remedy prior to September 12, 2014 need to have their air bag replaced under this recall as well. Vehicles that, on or after September 12, 2014, received a remedy for a prior driver frontal air bag inflator recall already received an inflator of a different design, and therefore are not included in this recall and do not require additional servicing. Note: This recall fully supersedes recalls 08V-593, 09V-259, 10V-041, 11V-260, 14V-351 and 15V-153. Honda's numbers for this recall are JQ9, JR0, JR1, JR2, JR3, JR4, JR5, JR6, JR7, and JR8.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 16V344000
- Report date
- Component:
- AIR BAGS
- Consequence:
- An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy:
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began June 27, 2016. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KA0, KA1, KA2, and KA3.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 17V029000
- Report date
- Component:
- AIR BAGS
- Consequence:
- An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy:
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall bagan March 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KD9 and KE0.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 18V268000
- Report date
- Component:
- AIR BAGS
- Consequence:
- An incorrectly installed air bag may deploy improperly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy:
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the passenger frontal air bag module assembly, free of charge. The recall began June 22, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are K1P, and M1O.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 19E068000
- Report date
- Component:
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Consequence:
- If the accelerator pedal binds, the engine may not quickly return to idle after the pedal is no longer pressed, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy:
- Dorman will notify owners, and qualified service facilities will replace the affected accelerator pedal assemblies, free of charge. The recall began December 9, 2019. Owners may contact Dorman customer service at 1-800-523-2492, using option 5. Dorman's number for this recall is AS1019XXXX.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 19V182000
- Report date
- Component:
- AIR BAGS
- Consequence:
- An explosion of an inflator within the driver frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver, front seat passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy:
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began April 10, 2019. Honda owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is O41. Acura owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's number for this recall is U40.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 19V499000
- Report date
- Component:
- AIR BAGS
- Consequence:
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy:
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are Q5A and Y58.
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Manufacturer action
Recall campaign 19V501000
- Report date
- Component:
- AIR BAGS
- Consequence:
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy:
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal airbag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are E5D and X5C.
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
Complaint Narrative Explorer
Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records
Estimated Ownership Cost
EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates
Adjacent Model Years
Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
Methodology & Data Integrity
Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-22.