2021 Honda Pilot · symptom sheet
Airbag warning light or recall
- 31owner reports
- $2,000median quote
- 5involved a crash
Newest report Sep 8, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
31 of the 435 complaints on this car describe airbag.
Tick what matches of 31 reports
Airbag on other Pilot years
No other Pilot model year has enough reports of airbag for a sheet of its own. See every Pilot year.
What this problem usually is
Airbag complaints split into a few kinds. The most common is an airbag warning light that won't go out. Others involve the passenger seat sensor switching the passenger bag off with an adult sitting there, an airbag that didn't deploy in a crash, or one that went off without a crash at all. A large share also come from owners waiting on a recall part.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the occupant sensor (12 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the airbags cover the 2021 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.
The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, failing to suppress the air bag as intended.
All 10 recalls on the 2021 Honda Pilot, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the airbags on the Pilot
Desiccated air bag inflator rupture. Open.
Air bag inflator rupture. Open, led to recall 14V-668.
Air bag inflator rupture. Closed mar 2, 2015, led to recall 13V-172.
None of these investigations covers the 2021 model year.
What owners paid
6 of the 31 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $980 to $2,000.
When it happens
Too few of these reports state a mileage to give a range.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2021 Honda Pilot that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
ServiceNews Article - There are several possible causes for the SRS DTC U3000-49 (Internal Failure of the SRS Unit) to be stored.
What owners wrote
“Here it is over two years later and passenger seat switch has not been replaced I was At Gunn Honda in 2/2024 and 6/2024 requesting an update of replacement answer was no parts. Here it is 5/2025 and I have nothing can you get this resolved asap? Recall: #OHB 2020-22 Multi-Model Seat Weight Sensor Safety Recall”
Filed May 21, 2025
“Problem Dealer said recall for airbags risk/ seat sensor cannot be fixed due to unable to get parts.”
Filed Jun 7, 2024
“My EMS light came on one afternoon while driving home. I took it to the dealer and they stated it was an issue with the air bag system in the passenger side of the vehicle. It would not be covered and would cost me more than $2000 to have it repaired.”
Filed Jan 26, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 5 of 31 reports involved a crash and 3 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
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- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 75 reports
- Forward collision warning goes off or the camera drops out 53 reports
- Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 47 reports
- Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 37 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 31 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 27 reports