Where Is the Honda Passport Made? Manufacturing Origins Explained

The Honda Passport is one of Honda's mid-size SUV offerings, slotting between the smaller CR-V and the larger Pilot. If you're researching where it's built — whether out of curiosity, concern about parts availability, or interest in domestic manufacturing — the answer is more straightforward than it is for many vehicles.

The Honda Passport Is Built in the United States

The Honda Passport is assembled at Honda's Lincoln, Alabama manufacturing facility, officially known as the Lincoln Alabama Assembly Plant (sometimes referred to as the Alabama Automotive Manufacturing Complex). This plant has been Honda's hub for larger North American vehicles since it opened in 2001.

The Lincoln facility also produces the Honda Pilot and the Honda Ridgeline pickup truck, which share the same platform as the Passport. That shared production line is one reason all three vehicles have similar dimensions and ride characteristics — they're built around the same basic architecture.

🏭 Honda's Alabama plant is one of the company's largest manufacturing operations in North America, employing thousands of workers and producing hundreds of thousands of vehicles annually.

What "Made in the USA" Actually Means for the Passport

The Passport being assembled in Alabama doesn't mean every component inside it originated there. Modern vehicles — regardless of brand — draw parts from a global supply chain. For the Passport, that includes:

• Engines: The 3.5L V6 (used in older Passports) and the turbocharged 4-cylinder engines used in newer model years are manufactured at Honda facilities in the U.S. and abroad, depending on the specific engine and year.
• Transmissions: Honda's 9-speed and 10-speed automatic transmissions are sourced from a combination of domestic and international Honda plants.
• Electronics and sensors: Components like infotainment modules, ADAS hardware, and cameras typically involve global suppliers across Asia, Europe, and North America.
• Steel and structural materials: Honda has U.S.-based stamping and fabrication operations, but raw materials and sub-components vary by year and contract.

The American Automobile Labeling Act (AALA) requires automakers to disclose the percentage of domestic and foreign content on new vehicles. You can check the specific content breakdown for any individual Passport by looking at its window sticker, which lists where final assembly occurred and breaks down parts origin percentages.

How the Passport's Assembly Location Has Changed Over Time

The first-generation Passport (1994–2002) was a different vehicle entirely — it was a badge-engineered version of the Isuzu Rodeo, built by Isuzu in the United States. Honda and Isuzu had a parts-sharing agreement at the time, and Honda essentially rebadged the Rodeo for the U.S. market.

The second-generation Passport (2019–present) is a fully Honda-designed and Honda-built vehicle with no connection to that earlier arrangement. It's built on the same platform as the Pilot and Ridgeline and rolls out of the Alabama plant.

Why Assembly Location Can Matter to Owners

Most drivers buying a used or new Passport won't need to think much about where it was built. But there are a few practical contexts where this information matters:

Parts availability: Because the Passport shares its platform and many components with the Pilot and Ridgeline, parts tend to be widely available through Honda dealers and aftermarket suppliers. Shared platforms generally mean more competitive pricing on replacement parts over time.

Recall and TSB coverage: Technical service bulletins (TSBs) and recall notices apply to vehicles based on model year and VIN, not assembly location. If you own a Passport and want to check open recalls, the NHTSA website allows VIN-based lookup at no cost.

Insurance and financing: Assembly location has no direct effect on how your vehicle is insured or financed. Insurers rate vehicles based on claims history, repair costs, theft rates, and other actuarial factors — not where the factory sits.

Resale value: Buyers and dealers don't typically factor assembly country into used vehicle pricing for mainstream brands. What matters more is condition, mileage, trim level, and regional demand.

The Passport's Platform and What It Shares

The current Passport sits on Honda's mid-size truck platform (often called the Global Light Truck platform), which it shares with the Pilot and Ridgeline. All three are built at Lincoln. That platform uses unibody construction — meaning the body and frame are integrated — which is why the Passport drives more like a car-based crossover than a traditional body-on-frame truck, even though it has available all-wheel drive and reasonable off-road ground clearance.

🔧 Shared platform design means that when a recall or TSB affects one of these three vehicles, it often involves the others as well — worth keeping in mind if you follow Honda service news.

What Varies by Model Year

If you're researching a specific Passport for purchase or ownership purposes, the exact specifications — engine options, standard features, available trims, and even some components — have shifted across model years since the 2019 relaunch. The 2022 refresh, for example, introduced a new 3.5L V6 variant alongside the turbocharged option, while later model years have adjusted available powertrains again.

The assembly location (Lincoln, Alabama) has remained consistent for the second-generation Passport throughout its production run. But the specific components inside it, and the suppliers Honda uses for any given year, can vary.

Your Passport's window sticker — or the AALA data tied to its VIN — is the most accurate source for model-year-specific content breakdowns.