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2017 Honda Ridgeline back over prevention problems

34 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2017 Honda Ridgeline cite back over prevention, 10% of all 346 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 1 recall on this component.

Complaints
34
10% of all complaints
Crashes
0
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Fires
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Injuries
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01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the back over prevention

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“The contact owns a 2017 Honda Ridgeline. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V867000 (Back Over Prevention) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 1, 2023Back over preventionODI 11519888
“The contact owns a 2017 Honda Ridgeline. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V867000 (Back Over Prevention) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had 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. Parts distribution disconnect.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 3, 2023Back over preventionODI 11509991
“The contact owns a 2017 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated that the tailgate was cutting the wires to the rear-view camera. The contact stated that the camera was inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V867000 (Back Over Prevention) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken to another local dealer, Balise Honda of West (509 Quaker Ln, West Warwick, RI 02893) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the wires needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000. Parts distribution disconnect.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 24, 2023Back over preventionODI 11503351
“Rearview camera in tailgate stopped working due to a damaged wiring harness. The harness is routed in a manner which is sure to fail through normal tailgate operation.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 3, 2022Visibility/wiper, Back over preventionODI 11487584
“Wiring is clearly broken down on the left side inside the tailgate causing the backup camera to not work. Sounds like an incredibly common issue and I am being quoted $700 to have it fixed.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 15, 2022Back over preventionODI 11484718
“The truck’s dual swinging tailgate pinches the wiring harness leading to the backup camera causing a break in the wires. The inoperative backup camera poses a safety concern. Repairing the wires or replacing the OEM wire harness does not address the design flaw. Please contact me with and questions or concerns. Thank you, [XXX]”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 1, 2022Back over preventionODI 11482403

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 6, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Related recalls

1 recall on this component

Back over prevention: camera

Free remedy

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Ridgeline vehicles. Opening and closing the tailgate may break the rearview camera wiring harness, causing the rearview camera to fail.

Back over preventionReported Nov 23, 2022NHTSA 22V867000
Data from NHTSA Recalls API · synced Nov 6, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.