2011 Honda Pilot air bags problems
68 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2011 Honda Pilot — 23% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“On XXX at approximately 6:04 PM, the vehicle was being driven on a highway in [XXX] — after dark, during an active snowstorm, on slick roads, at approximately 40 MPH — when the front passenger-side airbag deployed spontaneously with no collision, no impact, and no warning of any kind. There were no…”
filed Jun 16, 2026
“Have a known hacker. They have shown experience on remote hacking using TimeStomping and ECM modifications. I work as an Amazon Delivery driver in Kentucky. My Hackers are my Employer and the Operations Manager. The same hacking to their company vehicles are being done to employees personal…”
filed May 24, 2023
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 19V502000 · Jun 27, 2019
- Front passenger air bag inflator may have been installed incorrectly during replacementCampaign 19V378000 · May 16, 2019
- Virgin IslandsCampaign 18V661000 · Sep 27, 2018
- Front passenger air bag may have been installed incorrectly during replacementCampaign 18V268000 · Apr 26, 2018
- Air BagsCampaign 18V042000 · Jan 9, 2018
- One dealership may have incorrectly installed the replacement air bag inflatorsCampaign 17V545000 · Aug 31, 2017
Related service bulletins
Service Bulletin - Warranty Extension: Customer Support Program For Front Passenger's Airbag Inflator.
A18-066 · 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…
A20-016 · 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 2011 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.