Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | ||||||||||||||||
| 02V051000 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. | from 07/11/2000 to 07/25/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 16459 | 03/05/2002 | OVSC | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 02/08/2002 | 02/14/2002 | 571 | 209 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Certain sedans and coupes fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, seat belt assemblies. certain rear seat belt buckles were improperly manufactured. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The rear seat belts will work properly and provide protection in a crash, but the owner may experience difficulty unfastening the belt after the crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | In a previous recall (01v-380), only right and left buckles were inspected. the rear center buckle should also be inspected and corrected if necessary. this recall is being conducted only for the center buckle. dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace the seat belt assemblies that were imrpoperly manufactured. only buckles that are marked (on the back side of the buckle) with an assembly number beginning with 00185, 00186, or 00187, will be replaced. owners should contact their dealer for this replacement. owner notification began march 5, 2002. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact honda at 1-800-999-1009. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| 01V380000 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. | from 07/11/2000 to 07/25/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 16459 | 01/22/2002 | OVSC | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 12/13/2001 | 01/02/2002 | 571 | 209 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: certain sedans and coupes fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, seat belt assemblies. certain rear seat belt buckles were improperly manufactured. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The rear seat belts will work properly and provide protection in a crash, but the owner may experience difficulty unfastening the belt after the crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace the seat belt assemblies that were improperly manufactured. only buckles that are marked (on the back side of the buckle) with an assembly number beginning with 00185, 00186, or 00187, will be replaced. owners should contact their dealer for this replacement. owner notification began january 22, 2002. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact honda at 1-800-999-1009. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 03/01/2011 | 155000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 honda civic. the contact stated that the drivers side seat belt was unable to retract and would pop out of place, causing the srs light to illuminate. when the srs light was illuminated it deactivated the air bag system. the failure could potentially cause injury during a crash. the dealer advised the contact have the seat belt buckle replaced since there was a lifetime warranty. the seat belt buckle was repaired; however, the srs light continued to illuminate deactivating the air bag system. the manufacturer confirmed that there was a lifetime warranty on seat belts but not on the air bag system. the current and failure mileages were 155,000. | |||
| 03/01/2011 | 155000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2000 honda civic. the contact stated that the driver side seat belt was unable to retract and would pop back out, causing the srs light to illuminate. when the srs light was illuminated it deactivates the air bag activator system and could cause injury in a crash. the dealer advised the contact to bring the vehicle in to have the seat belt buckle replaced since they had lifetime warranties and repaired the seat belt buckle; however, the srs light continued to illuminate deactivating the air bag activator system. the manufacturer confirmed that there was a lifetime warranty on seat belts only and not the air bag system. the current and failure mileages were 155,000. bw | |||
| 01/31/2010 | 83000 | 1 | |
| I have a 2000 honda civic ex and the driver's side seat belt sometimes releases on its own. this happens unpredictably and i have noticed it multiple times in the last few years. once it releases i push it back in harder and it seems to work. i noticed a similar complaint and so i brought it to your attention. *tr | |||
| 09/12/2008 | 120 | 1 | |
| Seat belt will sometimes release on its own driver side. *tr | |||
| 03/15/2008 | 118000 | 1 | |
| I was involved in a horrible car crash on march 15, 2008. an 18-wheeler swerved into my lane while driving on the highway. when the 18-wheeler swerved, the back of his load hit (the 1st) time on the passenger side. i was then sucked underneath the 18-wheeler, flipped several times while being drug for 100 yards still underneath the 18-wheeler the entire time. once the vehicle stopped, i was upside down hanging from the 18-wheeler. the airbags in my 2000 honda civic never deployed from any side. i was hit with a major impact at every angle upside down and all around. the er medical had to do on-site procedures due to the damage to my head, arm, and leg. they were unable to take my seatbelt off, it had to be cut off. i had a problems in the past with my driver's side seatbelt getting stuck. on a normal day, i normally would have ro jerk the sealtbelt off of me. please advise me on this situation. i am just now being able to report the airbag situation because i have been in the hospital due to the terrible accident. *tr | |||
| 04/19/2003 | 40000 | 1 | |
| The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, the air bags failed to deploy and the seat belt failed to restrain the consumer. *jb | |||
| 12/30/2000 | |||
| Consumer was driving 35 mph when vehicle slid on ice, and hit a tree. seat belt did not work, consumer hit her head on dash, sustaining head injury. damage to vehicle was $7000. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 02/27/2006 | 1 | 02/03/2005 | |
| My 17 year old son was in a one car accident monday morning. he was driving a 2000 honda civic lx. he was traveling east bound on i-30. time of the accident was around 7 am. the car was on cruise control at 70 mph. he apparently dozed off and woke up in the median. scared to death. he came back up on the interstate. he thought he was putting the brakes on but said he was probably really giving it gas. he spun around a couple of times on the interstate and crashed head on into a guard rail. fortunately he is ok. he said he had to be going 40-50 mph when he hit the guard rail. my question is. when scott hit the guard rail he went forward. the seat belt did not tighten up. he hit the steering wheel and came back when the seat belt finally tightened up. there was no deployment of the air bag since it was a front impact crash at over 40 mph, should the airbags have went off. the place where the car is thinks that it is totaled. geico looked at it, who is my insurance agent and said it would cost around $4300 to fix it. thanks for your help in this matter. *jb | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 01/14/2004 | 1 | 09/01/2000 | |
| Front seat belts are difficult to fasten and do not fasten securely when inserted, resulting in the seat belt popping out with movement. this happens with every use. *cb | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 06/11/2003 | 54126 | 4 | 04/16/2000 |
| While pulling into a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and lurched into the air, resulting in a collision. the consumer's foot was on the brake pedal when the acceleration occurred. the dealership was not providing any assistance to determine what caused the failure. also the driver's side seat belt failed to retract, it was loose. this resulted in the consumer impacting the steering wheel. prior to this incident the seat belt recall repairs were performed 3 times. *ak the air bag did not deploy as well. *sc *jb | |||
| 11/01/2000 | |||
| Driver's seat belt retractor does not work. seatbelt was replaced once under warranty, at this time seatbelt will not retract.*ak | |||