American Honda Motor Co.: Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
American Honda Motor Co. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 22, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 45,958. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE REAR OUTSIDE SEATING POSITION SAFETY BELTS MAY LOCK UP AT ANGLES OTHER THAN THOSE REQUIRED BY FMVSS 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES". THIS DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD.
The risk
NON-CONFORMING SAFETY BELTS CAUSE AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE SENSOR IN THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Honda Accord | 186 | 11 | 2 | 40 |
| 1992 Honda Accord | 206 | 12 | 2 | 41 |
| 1991 Honda Accord | 212 | 13 | 6 | 17 |
| 1990 Honda Accord | 192 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 93V056000.
Full record for the 1993 Honda Accord → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →