2020 Honda Pilot defect investigations
Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2020 Honda Pilot. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.
- Engine failurePreliminary Evaluation PE25008 · opened Aug 20, 2025 · still open
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received 414 reports of connecting rod bearing failures in the 3.5L V6 engine used in the following vehicles: Model Years (MY) 2018-2020 Acura TLX, MY2016-2020 Acura MDX, MY2016-2020 Honda Pilot, MY2018-2020 Honda Odyssey, and MY2017-2019 Honda Ridgeline. The subject engine…
- No Restart After Auto Start/Stop EngagesEngineering Analysis EA25004 · opened Mar 26, 2025 · still open
On June 3, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation PE22005 after the agency received VOQs and several field reports concerning the Auto Idle Stop (AIS) feature on 2016-2019MY Honda Pilot vehicles. The complaints allege that the engine fails to restart on its own from a complete stop a…
- Engine failureRecall Query RQ24013 · opened Nov 8, 2024 · closed Aug 20, 2025
On November 8, 2024, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Recall Query RQ24013 to assess the scope of Honda recall 23V-751 after receiving complaints that alleged connecting rod bearing failures in vehicles that were not within the scope of recall 23V-751. In November 2023, Honda recalled 248,999 various Mo…
- No Restart After Auto Start/Stop EngagesPreliminary Evaluation PE22005 · opened Jun 3, 2022 · closed Mar 26, 2025
On June 3, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation PE22005 after the agency received VOQs and several field reports concerning the Auto Idle Stop (AIS) feature on 2016-2019MY Honda Pilot vehicles. The complaints allege that the engine fails to restart on its own from a complete stop a…