Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2001 Honda Passport, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Structure70
- Suspension34
- Vehicle speed control12
- Fuel system, gasoline8
- Power train6
- Service brakes, hydraulic5
- Unknown or other5
- Engine and engine cooling5
- Air bags3
- Seat belts3
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 6 injuries and 0 deaths reported
Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 7 2001 Passport vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 4 people died inside them, and 1 of the vehicles rolled over. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)
New York safety inspections
At its first New York inspection the 2001 Honda Passport failed the safety check 1.96% of the time — 2% less often than the average 2001 passenger car (2.00%). Median odometer at inspection: 111,855 miles.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Recalls
ISUZU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998-2002 ISUZU RODEO AND MODEL YEAR 2002 ISUZU AXIOM VEHICLES, AND HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN 1998-2002 HONDA PASSPORT VEHICLES, THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR ARE CURRENTLY REGISTERED, IN THE STATES OF MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND, CONNECTICUT, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, MARYLAND, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WEST VIRGINIA, OHIO, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS, WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, IOWA, MISSOURI, AND KENTUCKY. VEHICLES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED SUSTAINED EXPOSURE TO HIGHLY CORROSIVE MATERIALS USED IN SOME JURISDICTIONS FOR ROAD DEICING PURPOSES MAY EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE CORROSION IN THE VICINITY OF THE FORWARD MOUNTING POINT BRACKET FOR THE LEFT OR RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK PRIOR TO THE TIME THAT SUCH CORROSION WOULD NORMALLY BE EXPECTED.
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR MODULES WERE MANUFACTURED AND SHIPPED WITHOUT A NECESSARY COMPONENT KNOWN AS A CHECK VALVE PIN.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH THE INFLATORS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MODULES HAVING THE WRONG AMOUNT OF GENERANT.
Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words
Service bulletins
What Honda told its dealers about the 2001 Honda Passport: known faults, fixes and updates.
| Bulletin | Summary |
|---|---|
| 637953 | SUBJECT REGARDING REPLACEMENT TOP PISTON RING MARKING. *TT |
| 633629 | ON SOME VEHICLES, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION ACCUMULATOR COVER. *TT |
| 633612 | INFORMATION REGARDING THE REAR BEVERAGE HOLDER SWING ARM NOT LOCKING. *TT |
| 633609 | ON SOME VEHICLES, THE FRONT DOOR SEAL CORNER STICKS OUT WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. *TT |
| 633605 | SERVICE INFORMATION REGARDING MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0440 OR P0442. *TT |
| 633581 | SERVICE INFORMATION REGARDING EXCESSIVE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY OR CHASSIS VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TT |
| 629531 | IGNITION SWITCH NOT TURNING TO THE LOCK POSITION. *SLC |
| 629300 | EXPERIENCING A NOISY POWER STEERING RACKWHEN TURNING. *TT |
| 629092 | SUBJECT REGARDING MOONROOF BINDING CONDITION. *TT |
| 626829 | SUBJECT REGARDING REMOVING THE FUEL PUMP RETAINER. *YD |
| 626750 | CONCERNS WITH THE FRONT TIRE RUBBING AGAINST THE MUD FLAP WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED TO FULL LOCK. *TT |
| 626731 | ENGINE SPARK KNOCK (PINGING). *TT |
| 626619 | SUBJECT REGARDING BLOWER NOT RUNNING IN ONE OR MORE SETTINGS, ALSO THIS SERVICE BULLETIN SUPERSEDES 01007 DATED JULY 3, 2001. *JG |
| 625124 | SUBJECT REGARDING BULB CHECK LOGIC. *TT |
| 625077 | SUBJECT REGARDING VIBRATION AFTER CRANKSHAFT OR SHORT BLOCK REPLACEMENT. *TT |
| 624691 | INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSMISSION 4WD LIGHT FLASHES. *ET |
| 624535 | SUBJECT ON REGARDING 4WD INDICATOR BLINKS RAPIDLY. *ET |
| 624293 | SUBJECT ON REGARDING: BULB CHECK LOGIC. *ET |
| 623970 | SUBJECT ON REGARDING: VIBRATION AFTER CRANKSHAFT OR SHORT BLOCK REPLACEMENT. *ET |
| 623952 | SUBJECT ON REGARDING: ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. *ET |
| 623939 | SUBJECT REGARDING IGNITION COIL LENGTHS BEING DIFFERENT. *ET |
| 623925 | INFORMATION REGARDING: USE DENSO SPARK PULGS. *ET |
| 623738 | SUBJECT ON REGARDING SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE: ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR (APPS). *ET |
| 623309 | SUBJECT REGARDING HIGH OR ERRATIC IDLE. *ET |
| 623212 | SUBJECT REGARDING MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMPCOMING ON WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR DTCS. *ET |
NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)
NHTSA investigations
Fuel Tank Retention Failure
Rear Suspension Lower Link Detachment
REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK FAILURE
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation