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HighNHTSA·25V056000·Announced 2025-02-05

2025 Honda Pilot third-row seat belt may not restrain occupant

Honda is recalling certain 2025 Pilot vehicles because the third-row passenger seat belt may not function due to incorrect routing. A non-functioning seat belt cannot properly restrain occupants, increasing injury risk during a crash.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: This is a structural vehicle safety defect involving a failed occupant-restraint system that increases crash-injury risk. Although no injuries have been reported, the failure to comply with FMVSS occupant protection standards and the direct risk of harm to restrained occupants meet the High severity threshold.

Plain-English summary

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2025 Honda Pilot vehicles. The third-row passenger seat belt assembly may not function because it is incorrectly routed and becomes trapped behind the passenger side panel. These vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

A non-functioning seat belt cannot properly restrain the seat occupant, increasing the risk of injury during a crash. Approximately 1,494 vehicles are affected.

Owner notification letters were mailed on March 24, 2025. Dealers will inspect and repair the seat belt routing as necessary, at no charge. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138 (Honda recall number ZL4) or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or visit nhtsa.gov.

The recalled product

Product
2025 HONDA PILOT
Brand
HONDA
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Category
Vehicle — Seat belt / Occupant restraint
Hazard
  • seat-belt-failure
  • restraint-system-defect
Affected units
1,494

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (1)

  • PILOT

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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