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2025 HONDA RIDGELINE — ENGINE

fire · 2158524 · 2025-12-18

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
RIDGELINE
Year
2025
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
ENGINE
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

New 2025 Honda Ridgeline Black Edition with under 4k miles on it. Driving one day (10/30/25), smoke started to bellow out from the sides. Nothing on the dashboard indicated a problem. Everyone jumped out and was safe from injury. The truck went up in flames and literally blew up. We have a video of the incident. The truck was a complete loss, and it was difficult to deal with Honda, so we decided settle with the insurance company. Honda after a while stopped taking my calls and would put me on hold indefinitely if I call in. They were given permission to inspect the vehicle from the insurance agency but to my knowledge have not.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11705807
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown