2011 Honda Ridgeline Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual is built specifically for the 2011 Honda Ridgeline, matched down to the year, the 3.5L V6 (J35Z5) under the hood, and your trim, so the torque values, wiring diagrams and repair steps inside are the ones Honda actually published for this truck, not a generic Ridgeline-era approximation.

Engines covered

• 3.5L V6 — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door crew cab pickup

Trims covered

• DX
• EX-L
• RT
• RTL
• RTS
• VP

Known issues on the 2011 Ridgeline. Eleven recalls are on federal record for this model year, and most concern the Takata frontal air bag inflators, driver-side and passenger-side, across several separate campaigns: propellant degradation or moisture intrusion can cause the inflator to rupture or explode, sending sharp metal fragments toward occupants and risking serious injury or death. Separately, a batch of these trucks left the factory with a spare tire that did not match the vehicle's tire information placard, risking improper inflation and tire failure. A recalled aftermarket accelerator pedal assembly could bind and keep the engine from returning to idle, raising crash risk, and on trucks registered in road-salt states, corrosion at the frame's fuel tank mounting surface can let the tank detach and leak fuel near an ignition source. Owners have filed 39 complaints for the year. The factory diagnostic and repair procedures behind each of those systems are here.

Whether you're pulling the dash to inspect an air bag inflator, checking the frame around the fuel tank straps, or working through a routine service interval, it keeps you on the OEM procedure and the correct spec for your specific 2011 Ridgeline.