Honda Ridgeline 2013 Air Bag Recall: Risk of Serious Injury
Honda is recalling 2013 Ridgeline vehicles with defective air bag inflators that may explode, causing serious injury or death. Owners must have the inflator replaced free of charge by Honda.
Use caution until it’s fixed
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
What happened, in plain English
Honda is recalling 2013 Ridgeline vehicles with a risk of air bag inflator explosions that could cause serious injury or death. Owners must have the inflator replaced at no cost by Honda. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1250823-honda-ridgeline-2013-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1250823-honda-ridgeline-2013-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury · Updated October 6, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #18V041000
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“Honda Ridgeline 2013 Air Bag Recall: Risk of Serious Injury.” GovInfoNow, updated October 6, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1250823-honda-ridgeline-2013-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury. Based on NHTSA recall #18V041000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=18V041000).
Why it’s dangerous
The air bag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation from long-term exposure to high humidity, temperature, and temperature changes. This can cause sharp metal fragments to strike occupants, leading to serious injury or death.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2013 Honda Ridgeline vehicles with specific model years and states are affected. Drivers and passengers in these vehicles are at risk if the air bag inflator explodes.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2013 Honda Ridgeline is in the recall zones (A, B, or C) as listed in the official notice. The recall covers specific model years and states where the vehicle was registered.
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What to do — step by step
Contact Honda Customer Service
Call 1-888-234-2138 to schedule a free air bag inflator replacement.
Have Air Bag Inflator Replaced
Honda will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator at no cost once the vehicle is inspected.
What NHTSA says to do
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 16, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are U0H, and G0I.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
2 dated steps over 6 months.
- Recall began
- NHTSA received the defect report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: NHTSA Recall #18V041000 (September 1, 2018)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 6, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
- GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official NHTSA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.