FaultScore

1994 Honda Accord seat belt problems

15 of the 476 complaints about the 1994 Honda Accord are about the seat belts — 3% of everything reported for this model year.

F

15

Complaints

3

Crashes

0

Fires

2

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Anchorage 5 33.3%
Retractor 3 20.0%
Seat Belts 2 13.3%
Buckle Assembly 2 13.3%
Rear/Other 2 13.3%
Front 1 6.7%

Seat Belts across every Honda Accord year

1986 16 2.3%
1987 34 4.9%
1988 32 4.6%
1989 34 4.9%
1990 36 5.1%
1991 59 8.4%
1992 25 3.6%
1993 18 2.6%
1994 15 2.1%
1995 31 4.4%
1996 17 2.4%
1997 24 3.4%
1998 29 4.1%
1999 22 3.1%
2000 57 8.1%
2001 36 5.1%
2002 40 5.7%
2003 26 3.7%
2004 38 5.4%
2005 28 4.0%
2007 22 3.1%
2008 21 3.0%
2017 12 1.7%
2018 29 4.1%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Broken Arrow, OK

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE SEAT BELT DISENGAGED FROM THE BUCKLE. THE SEAT BELTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE BEFORE, FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. NLM SCC

NHTSA complaint #566834 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Easton, PA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

IT IS DIFFICULT TO BUCKLE DRIVER'S SEATBELT. IT TAKES NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT BUCKLES. SOMETIMES BUCKLE WILL RELEASE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER YET.

NHTSA complaint #8002765 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ST. Helena, SC

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

SEAT BELTS HAVE CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS RETRACTING; THUS, CONSTANTLY GETTING SLAMMED IN DOORS AND SCARRING DOOR JAMS. RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT HAS FAILED TO RETRACT TWICE, AND IT IS CURRENTLY COMPLETELY SPRUNG AND UNABLE TO RETRACT.

NHTSA complaint #744734 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Jaimica, NY

SEAT BELTS

FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FAILS TO LOCK IN BUCKLE MECHANISM PROPERLY. WILL NOT STAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE MECHANIC CHECK LOCKING MECHANISM.

NHTSA complaint #852495 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Chula Vista, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

TWO OF THE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT WORKING PORPERLY. THE BELTS ON THE FRONT DO NOT RETRACT COMPLETELY AND ARE LEFT PARTIALLY HANGING. THIS HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO ONE DOOR PANEL BY THE BELT LOCKING MECHANISM STRIKING THE PANEL WHEN CLOSING THE FRONT DOOR. THE RIGHT REAR BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AT ALL.

NHTSA complaint #704696 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

North LAS Vegas, NV

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

REAR PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS KEEP GETTING TWISTED, CAUSING THEM TO BECOME USELESS.

NHTSA complaint #831649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Gainsville, VA

SEAT BELTS

WHILE DRIVING THE SRS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. THE ONLY TIME THE LIGHT GOES OFF IS WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF.

NHTSA complaint #813616 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Troy, VA Crash 3 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

DURING REAR IMPACT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. *AK

NHTSA complaint #803538 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Terre Haut, IN Crash 1 injured 2 killed

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

SEAT BELT TORE IN HALF IN ACCIDENT, ALLOWING PASSENGER TO BE EJECTED FROM VEHICLE/KILLED.

NHTSA complaint #504519 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Austin, TX

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SEAT BELT NOT DESIGNED TO FIT AROUND HEAVY SET PERSON. *DSH

NHTSA complaint #501480 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Austin, TX

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SEAT BELT NOT DESIGNED TO FIT AROUND HEAVY SET PERSON. *DSH

NHTSA complaint #501480 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Brooklyn, NY Crash

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

VEHICLE SURGED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #483712 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Walnut CRE, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

DRIVER' S SEAT BELT BROKE DURING ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #481388 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Windsor, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

REAR SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

NHTSA complaint #963063 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Morrisville, IN

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

GERRY GUARDIAN. BELT IS NOT LONG ENOUGH TO PROPERLY INSTALL A CHILD SAFETY SEAT. TT

NHTSA complaint #960129 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1994 Honda Accord problems

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