2006 Honda Pilot Air Bags
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOLS CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON JULY 5TH, 2016. IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTICE, I CONTACTED MY NEAREST HONDA DEALERSHIP (RENNER IN COLUMBUS, INDIANA). AFTER GIVING HIM THE PAPER SO HE COULD LOOK AT THE RECALL NOTICE AND SCHEDULE MY CAR FOR AN APPOINTMENT, HE TOLD ME THAT HE COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY CARS IT AFFECTED WERE IN THE TROPICS. WHY WOULD I RECEIVE A NOTICE THEN??
TAKATA RECALL. I SCHEDULED THE RECALL REPLACEMENT OVER 3 MONTHS AGO AND HONDA STILL DOESN'T HAVE A REPLACEMENT AIR BAG. HONDA'S RECALL DOCUMENT SUGGESTS THAT YOU AVOID HAVING A PASSENGER SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT UNTIL THE RECALL REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED. THIS IS A HUGE INCONVENIENCE TO US.
TAKATA RECALL
I CONTACTED MCLARTY HONDA IN LITTLE ROCK, AR 888-671-6895 DURING THE LAST WEEK OF JULY, 2016 REGARDING THE AIR BAG INFLATOR RECALL. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE ABOUT TWO WEEKS FOR THE PART TO ARRIVE AND WOULD CALL WHEN IN. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS AND NO CALL, I CALLED THEM AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT IN. TO DATE, 10/2/2016 THE HAVE NOT CONTACTED ME WITH AN UPDATE. PER THE RECALL NOTICE, IT AFTER 60 DAYS THE RECALL IS NOT RESOLVED, CONTACT THE NHTSA, WHICH I'M DOING. PLEASE ASSIST WITH GETTING A RESOLUTION TO THE ISSUE. THANKS.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
2006 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD
2006 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAILURE OF DEALERSHIP TO HONOR SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT FOR SAFETY RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED DESPITE A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT AND BEING TOLD THE PART WAS ORDERED, HE WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB
THE HONDA DEALER HAS FAILED TO REPLACE/REPAIR THE TAKADA AIR BAG WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FROM MY FIRST CONTACT FOR A REPAIR APPOINTMENT. WE REQUESTED AN APPOINTMENT DURING FEBRUARY OF 2015.
2006 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE A COPY OF RECALL LETTER FOR HIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER HASN'T RECEIVED LETTER YET.*TA IT WAS CONFIRMED, THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE RECALLED LIST. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. DJR
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I HAVE CALLED OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN FT. MYERS, FL TO REMEDY THE AIRBAG RECALL. I HAVE WAITED MONTHS FOR THEM TO GET BACK WITH ME. STILL NOTHING. SO I AM UNABLE TO GET MY AIRBAG FIXED. THEY SAID THE PART IS ON BACKORDER. *TR
I DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE ABOUT RECALL. I CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER IN SEPTEMBER 2014. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN PART ARRIVES. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN; SIX MONTHS TIL DATE NO ONE IS ABLE TO TELL ME WHEN THE PART WILL BE IN. I CONTINUALLY AM TOLD THAT "IT'S ON BACK ORDER!" SEEMS LIKE HONDA IS NOT MAKING MUCH OF AN EFFORT TO REPAIR THIS! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN OCTOBER OF 2014. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTICE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 04/07/15*LJ UPDATED 04/09/15*JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
MY VEHICLE IS LISTED AS HAVING A POTENTIAL AIR BAG PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT BECAUSE I DO NOT LIVE IN A SOUTHERN STATE MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR A REPLACEMENT. MY RESIDENCE CONNECTED WITH MY VIN NUMBER IS SHOWN AS NEW JERSEY BUT I LIVE IN FLORIDA AT LEAST 6 MONTHS. AS OF 10/24/2014 SAFECAR.GOV SHOWS 0 NUMBER OF OPEN RECALLS. I THINK ALL VEHICLES WITH A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM SHOULD BE INCLUDED REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED. *TR
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The 2006 Honda Pilot has 57 Air Bags complaints on file. 8 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.