Honda over-the-air update 81JA-0069-121
What it saysOver The Air - This update contains various performance enhancements and UI improvements. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Honda filed this with NHTSA as an over-the-air update dated Feb 17, 2026, received Mar 3, 2026, about the electrical system — 1 document under this number: A26277. It names 3 model years (2024–2026). An over-the-air update is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationOver The Air - This update contains various performance enhancements and UI improvements.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A26277 | Over-the-air update | Feb 17, 2026 | 11029290 | PDF, 37 KB |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 3 model years this bulletin names have filed 192 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 60 of them name Electrical System — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
This is a brand new 2025 Ridgeline with only 900 miles. The Collision Mitigation Breaking System and the Lane Keeping Assist System does not work properly on my vehicle. The dealer where I bought the vehicle (Dick Brooks Honda in Greer) has insisted there's nothing wrong with the vehicle on two occasions.
2025 Honda Ridgeline · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Jun 11, 2025 · ODI 11666262
While sitting at a stop light at an extremely busy intersection, After pressing the Auto Idle Off button in trying to keep the air conditioner running, my vehicle just completely shut down like it had a completely dead battery. I couldn’t even turn on my hazard lights. The vehicle was completely dead.
2024 Honda Ridgeline · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Apr 7, 2025 · ODI 11653319
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the electrical system
Source: same model, same component group7 other manufacturer communications filed against the Honda Ridgeline under the same component group (electrical system), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATI&03262026905 | Other | Mar 26, 2026 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2017-2019 Ridgelines with a customer complaint of the rearvie… |
| ATI&03112026902 | Other | Mar 11, 2026 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2017-2019 Ridgelines with a customer complaint of the rearvie… |
| ATI&02242026902 | Other | Feb 24, 2026 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2017-2019 Ridgelines with a customer complaint of the rearvie… |
| ATI&01052026901 | Other | Jan 5, 2026 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2017-2019 Ridgelines with a customer complaint of the rearvie… |
| A24-061 | Service bulletin | Nov 7, 2025 | Service Bulletin - The wireless charger starts charging the phone and then stops charging, even when the phone remains in the correct positi… |
| ATI&10232025902 | Other | Oct 23, 2025 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2017-2019 Ridgelines with a customer complaint of the rearvie… |
| ATI&10142025904 | Other | Oct 14, 2025 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2017-2019 Ridgelines with a customer complaint of the rearvie… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Honda 81JA-0069-121 a recall?
No. A over-the-air update is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the 81JA-0069-121 repair free?
A over-the-air update is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does 81JA-0069-121 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 3 model years: 2026 Honda Ridgeline, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2024 Honda Ridgeline. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.