2017-2019 Honda Ridgeline Rear View Camera Tailgate Wire Harness Recall

*Model Year Start: 2017

*Model Year End: 2019

Type:  Light Vehicles

*Make:　Honda

Body Style:  Pickup Truck

*Model:　Ridgeline

Powertrain:  Gas

Number potentially involved: 117,445

Estimated percentage of involved with defect: 7%

Defect / Noncompliance Description

*Describe the defect or noncompliance:
The rear-view camera (RVC) tailgate wire harness may fatigue and break after repeated opening and closing of the tailgate.

*Describe the safety risk:
A broken wire harness may result in a failure to display the RVC image, which may affect the driver’s view and increase the risk of a back-up collision or injury.

Describe the cause:
The RVC wire harness was manufactured with a protective corrugated tubing and harness guide to help protect the wiring from stress when the tailgate was opened and closed; a zip tie was used to keep the corrugated tubing and guide in the proper position. With some RVC wire harnesses, the length of corrugated tubing inserted into the harness guide (i.e., the overlap between the corrugated tubing and the harness guide) was insufficient to provide optimal protection and the zip tie was insufficiently tightened to keep the tubing and guide in the proper position.

 Identify the Remedy

Describe the defect / noncompliance remedy program, including the manufacturer’s plan for reimbursement:
Registered owners of all affected vehicles will be contacted by mail and asked to take their vehicle to an authorized Honda dealer. The dealer will replace the rear-view camera tailgate harness with an improved part.

Owners who have paid to have these repairs completed at their own expense will be eligible for reimbursement, in accord with the recall reimbursement plan on file with NHTSA.

 Identify the Recall Schedule

Describe the recall schedule for notifications:
Dealer notification is scheduled to begin and end on or about 11/23/2022. Owner notification is scheduled to begin on and end on or about 1/16/2023.

Owners can determine if their specific vehicles are included in the recall by visiting www.recalls.honda.com or by calling (888) 234-2138.

Chris_Martin@na.honda.com