2009 Honda Pilot air bags problems
29 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2009 Honda Pilot — 22% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I bought this car from Nalley Honda. After that I drove back to Birmingham. On my way airbag alarm pops up. Now they says I have to pay for this. But why should I pay for an safety issue as they should make sure its works fine.”
filed Jun 5, 2024
“Started noticing that sometimes the passenger side airbag says it's off although someone is sitting there. Now, the airbag warning light is on. I've attached a photo.”
filed Jan 2, 2019
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
- 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
- Air BagsCampaign 17V030000 · Jan 10, 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 2009 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.