2008 Honda Pilot air bags problems
32 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2008 Honda Pilot — 24% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Was in a front end accident going 30 mph and no air bags deployed. The peraon I tboned all of his deployed. None of mine went off.”
filed Dec 7, 2018
“2008 honda pilot. Consumer writes in regards to airbag safety recall. *ld the consumer stated after the repair was completed the airbag warning light illuminated. Prior to the repair it was not. The manufacturer was notified and advised the consumer to pay to have vehicle diagnosed. The consumer…”
filed Feb 27, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Vehicles are equipped with passenger frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall…Campaign 19V501000 · Jun 27, 2019
- These vehicles are equipped with driver frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall…Campaign 19V499000 · Jun 27, 2019
- Affected vehicles received a replacement driver air bag inflator as part of a previous…Campaign 19V182000 · Mar 6, 2019
- Front passenger air bag may have been installed incorrectly during replacementCampaign 18V268000 · Apr 26, 2018
- Air BagsCampaign 17V029000 · Jan 10, 2017
- Air BagsCampaign 16V344000 · May 23, 2016
Related service bulletins
Service Bulletin - Warranty Extension: Customer Support Program For Front Passenger's Airbag Inflator.
A18-050 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 30, 2026Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects…
A20-015 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 3, 2022Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects…
A20-015 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 10, 2020Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects…
A20-010 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 10, 2020
Air Bags problems in other Pilot years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Pilot | 4 | 2% |
| 2024 Pilot | 4 | 4% |
| 2023 Pilot | 4 | 3% |
| 2022 Pilot | 2 | 1% |
| 2021 Pilot | 30 | 7% |
| 2020 Pilot | 4 | 1% |
| 2019 Pilot | 7 | 1% |
| 2018 Pilot | 4 | 1% |
| 2017 Pilot | 3 | 0% |
| 2016 Pilot | 14 | 1% |
| 2015 Pilot | 11 | 10% |
| 2014 Pilot | 9 | 8% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2008 Honda Pilot
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.