2003 Honda Ridgeline

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack08E013000

Filed Feb 5, 20082,032 vehiclesHonda (american Honda Motor Co.)

Defect. HONDA IS RECALLING 2,032 HITCH STYLE BIKE RACKS SOLD AS AFTERMARKET FOR USE ON MY 2003-2007 AND SOME MY 2008 HONDA PILOT, RIDGELINE, AND ACURA MDX VEHICLES. A PINCH BOLT EXISTS BETWEEN THE BIKE ARM BRACKET AND THE UPRIGHT ASSEMBLY OF THE "HITCH" STYLE BICYCLE RACK.

Risk. WHEN MOVING THE BIKE ARM BRACKET TO ITS DOWN POSITION, THIS PINCH BOLT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING SEVERE LACERATION OR AMPUTATION TO THE USER'S FINGERTIPS OR HAND.

Remedy. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT THULE AT 800-THULE91 (800-848-5391) TO OBTAIN A FREE REPAIR KIT ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS OR OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2017

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
2026	8	0	0	0	Routine
2025	84	2	1	0	Routine
2024	58	1	0	0	Routine
2023	126	5	2	0	Routine
2022	116	3	3	0	Routine
2021	101	7	0	0	Routine
2020	169	9	0	0	Routine
2019	235	12	2	0	Above average
2018	160	8	1	0	Routine
2017	340	9	7	0	Above average
2015	2	0	0	0	Routine
2014	34	7	1	0	Routine
2013	45	8	1	0	Routine
2012	24	12	1	0	Routine
2011	39	11	0	1	Fatalities reported
2010	42	10	0	0	Routine
2009	35	9	0	0	Routine
2008	143	10	6	0	Routine
2007	160	10	5	0	Routine
2006	241	14	15	0	Above average
2005	0	1	0	0	Routine
2004	0	1	0	0	Routine
2003 — this page	0	1	0	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Feb 5, 2008. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.