Lake Worth, FL
SEAT BELTS
MY HONDA WAS SOLD TO ME WITH NO REAR SEAT BELTS, AND THE HORN WHEN HOOKED UP DEFAULTS THE BRAKE LIGHTS.
NHTSA complaint #11081953 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1998 Honda Accord seat belt problems
29 of the 1,429 complaints about the 1998 Honda Accord are about the seat belts — 2% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 132,000 miles.
29
Complaints
4
Crashes
0
Fires
5
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Seat Belts
12
41.4%
Retractor
8
27.6%
Anchorage
6
20.7%
Buckle Assembly
1
3.4%
Webbing
1
3.4%
Front
1
3.4%
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.
Lake Worth, FL
SEAT BELTS
THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DON'T LOCK INTO BUCKLE. THE REAR SEAT BELTS HAVE NO BUCKLE'S. DRIVER STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG IS COMPROMISED.
NHTSA complaint #11078413 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lake Worth, FL
SEAT BELTS
THE PASSENGER FRONT DOESN'T LOCK AND CAN BE PULLED OUT BY HAND AFTER IN BUCKLE. BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS DOESN'T HAVE ANY BUCKLE'S TO ATTACH TO. THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG COULD BE COMPROMISED.
NHTSA complaint #11073421 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 179,649 miles
Atlantic Beach, FL
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,649.
NHTSA complaint #10559136 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 132,000 miles
Goodrich, ND
SEAT BELTS
I HAVE A 1998 HONDA ACCORD. THE SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SOME TIME, AND I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUES OF THEM WITH THE 98-2002 ACCORDS UNTIL JUST NOW. MANY PEOPLE HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BECAUSE HONDA REFUSES TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. IT MAKES DRIVING HE VEHICLE DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU NO LONGER HAVE YOUR SECONDARY BACKUP SYSTEM TO HELP KEEP YOU SAFE IN A ACCIDENT. AND FROM WHAT I AM UNDERSTANDING IT ALSO MINIMIZES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SEAT BELT AS WELL. IF THE NHTSA GROUP IS AWARE OF THIS AND HAS NOT FORCED HONDA TO DO RECALL WORK ON THIS MATTER THAN SHAME ON YOU. WE ARE PUTTING OUR LIVES IN YOUR HANDS TO MAKE THESE COMPANIES KEEP THEIR SAFETY TRACK RECORD. MY ACCORD HAS NEARLY 139K MILES AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED WELL. I FEEL AS IF I HAVE HAD A INJUSTICE DONE TO ME, AND NOW I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHEN OR IF I GET IN A ACCIDENT WHETHER OR NOT MY AIR BAG WILL WORK, AND ACCORDING TO OTHERS WITH HE SAME PROBLEM IT DOESN'T.
NHTSA complaint #10252595 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 68,574 miles
Albany, NY
SEAT BELTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE JERKED. WHILE TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE THE DEALER DETERMINED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SEAT BELT WAS SLOW TO RETRACT AND THE REAR BRAKES WERE SERVICE. UPDATED 11/30/06.
NHTSA complaint #10172705 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NEW York, NY
Crash
1 killed
SEAT BELTS
WHITE HOUSE FOLLOW-UP TO PREVIOUS COMMUNICATION OF 12/22/05 DEATH OF MOTHER IN CAR ACCIDENT INVOLVING AIRBAGS AND SAFETY BELTS POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE. *TS THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED WITH A FIRE HYDRANT, TRAINING WALL AND A TELEPHONE POLE. THE DRIVER SUFFERED MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES WHICH RESULTED IN DEATH. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER STRAPS FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER FROM BEING THROWN FORWARDS INTO THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL.
NHTSA complaint #10158400 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NEW York, NY
Crash
1 injured
SEAT BELTS
LTR EMAILED RE DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS AND SAFETY BELT SHOULDER BELT IN A 1998 HONDA ACCORD, REQUEST A DEFECT INVESTIGATION FOR POSSIBLE RECALL BECAUSE MOM WAS KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 10-07-05. *TS THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER DURING THE ACCIDENT WHICH RESULT IN HER HEAD IMPACTING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DURING THE FIRST IMPACT BUT HAD DEFLATED BY THE TIME THE FINAL IMPACT OCCURRED. THESE FAILURES RESULTED IN FATAL HEAD INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #10144269 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mashpee, MA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
I OWN A 1998 HONDA ACCORD AND THE RETRACTOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SEAT HAS FREQUENTLY FAILED TO RE-COIL CATCHING ON THE LEVER THAT MOVES THE SEAT TO A RECLINING POSITION. DUE TO THE FACT THAT I FAILED TO NOTICE THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING UNTIL TO LATE , IT EVENTUALLY CAUSED THE SEAT MOTOR TO "BURN" OUT .THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE ME JUST UNDER $800.00 TO REPLACE THE MOTOR , OBVIOUSLY THAT IS UN -ACCEPTABLE TO ME . DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE ?
NHTSA complaint #10059059 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Alameda, CA
SEAT BELTS
SIZE OF SEAT BELTS MAKE IT COMPLICATED TO WEAR.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR SEAT BELTS WERE TOO SMALL AND THE FRONT SEAT BELTS CUT AROUND HER NECK. *TS
NHTSA complaint #10042790 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hauppauge, NY
1 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
I HAVE A 1998 HONDA ACCORD 4-DOOR. SOMETIMES THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT RECOIL WHEN I REMOVE IT. I GETS HUNG UP IN THE SWITCH THAT MOVES THE SEAT BACK. ON THE DATE BELOW, I HAD MY SON IN A FORWARD FACING CAR SEAT IN THE MIDDLE REAR SEAR. I PARKED AND UNCLIPPED MY SEAT BELT AND OPENED THE TRUNK. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SHUT THE DOOR BUT DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS PUSHING AGAINST THE SEAT BACK SWITCH AND LOWERED THE SEAT BACK ALL THE WAY DOWN. IT CAUGHT MY SON'S FOOT BETWEEN HIS CAR SEAT AND THE SEAT BACK. HE WAS NOT SERIOUSLY HURT, BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. IT ONLY TOOK THE TIME FROM ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND GO TO THE TRUNK TO RETRIEVE HIS STROLLER FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.
NHTSA complaint #10000653 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hackensack, NJ
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT RELEASE FROM RETRACTING MECHANISM PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #884704 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Monrovia, CA
Crash
1 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 ON THE HIGHWAY ANOTHER CAR HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IN FRONT AT ABOUT 60MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND CONSUMER'S SEAT BELT DIDN'T HOLD. *AK *SLC
NHTSA complaint #877079 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Huntsville, AL
Crash
1 injured
SEAT BELTS
MY VEHICLE WAS HIT DIRECTLY FROM BEHIND AT HIGH IMPACT. AT IMPACT, MY DRIVER'S SEAT WENT TO THE RECLINING POSITION. AFTER THE IMPACT, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE MANUAL SEAT BACK ADJUSTMENT LEVER HAD BEEN PULLED COMPLETELY OFF OF THE SEAT, APPARENTLY DUE TO ENTANGLEMENT WITH THE SEAT BELT DURING THE IMPACT.
NHTSA complaint #734031 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Newbury PA, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT FAILED. YH
NHTSA complaint #609027 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SAN Dimas, CA
1 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE SEAT BACK WHERE IT RETRACTS INTO THE SEAT CAUSING PASSENGER TO BE TRAPPED IN SEAT. YH
NHTSA complaint #607148 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Vista, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DRIVER SEAT BELT HARD TO FASTEN. YH
NHTSA complaint #607181 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NEW Jersey City, NJ
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SHOULDER AND LAP BELT COMBINATION HAD TO BE CUT OFF THE CHILD BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT BECAME SO TIGHT THAT IT NEARLY STRANGLED THE CHILD. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #846334 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Methuen, MA
SEAT BELTS
ALL REAR SEAT BELTS TIGHTEN UP FOR NO REASON, CHOKING THE OCCUPANTS. THE MORE THE OCCUPANT MOVES THE TIGHTER THE BELT GETS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AND PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. DEALERSHIP SAID REPLACING SEAT BELT WILL NOT CORRECT PROBLEM, REDESIGNED SEAT BELT IS NEEDED.
NHTSA complaint #842082 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Glendale, AZ
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
I DID NOT THINK MUCH OF MY DEFECTIVE SEATBELT SYSTEM UNTIL I SAW THAT HONDA ACCORDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED (97V220000) FOR THIS SYSTEM. MY PROBLEM IS THAT THE BELT LOCKS UP DURING NORMAL DRIVING. WHAT I MEAN IS IT LOCKS UP , HOLDING THE PERSON IN SECURELY-IN FACT TOO TIGHT SO THAT THE PERSON CANNOT MOVE WITHOUT GETTING HELD IN EVEN TIGHTER(LIKE A BOA CONSTRICTOR). SO SINCE THERE IS NO ACCIDENT OCURRING THE PASSENGER REMOVES THE SEAT BELT TO "FREE" THEMSELVES UP AND RE-FASTEN. WELL WHAT IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS AT THIS SAME TIME ? I DID GET THE BELT REPLACED IN A WEEK OR SO FOR FREE. SO I AM CONCERNED THAT MAYBEE OTHERS NEED TO GET CHECKED OUT. THANKS FOR THIS EASY SITE AND SERVICE. PROSPERITY TO YOU ALL.
NHTSA complaint #709308 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Poway, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
SHOULDER BELT ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY DUE TO THE SWITCH THAT LOWERS THE BACK OF THE SEAT BELT WHICH IS AGAINST THE PASSENGER'S SEAT.
NHTSA complaint #838298 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cherry Valley, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT DESIGN CAUSES SEAT BELT TO TIGHTEN WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT, CAUSING PASSENGERS TO DISENGAGE BELTS FOR COMFORT.
NHTSA complaint #607769 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mckinleyville, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
ALL REAR SEAT BELTS RATCHET TIGHT IF YOU MOVE JUST A LITTLE BIT AND PIN YOU TO THE BACK SEAT, CHOKING THE PASSENGER. IT IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND THE BELT HAS TO BE REMOVED AND THEN REBUCKLED AND MY PASSENGERS FEEL SO CONSTRICTED THAT THEY DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WEARING THE SEAT BELTS AT ALL!!!! NOT SAFE!!!
NHTSA complaint #704043 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Plainview, NY
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
ON THE 3 REAR SEAT BELTS, THE EMERGENCY LOCKING RETRACTOR LOCKS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THEREFORE CAN NOT BE UNLOCKED UNLESS YOU REMOVE THE BELTS AND ALLOW THEM TO FULLY RETRACT.
NHTSA complaint #543461 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Acushnet, MA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHENEVER SOMEONE TRIES TO GET INTO THE SEAT BELT THE BELT GETS STUCK, AND THEY CAN'T USE THE SEAT BELT. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. BUT WHENEVER SOMEONE GETS INTO THE PASSENGER'S SEAT THE PROBLEM OCCURS.
NHTSA complaint #830202 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Naperville, IL
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT DESIGN ALLOWS FOR BELT TO WRAP AROUND THE RELEASE LEVER AND GET STUCK.
NHTSA complaint #538830 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lake Fores, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELTS GETS TRAPPED UNDERNEATH SEAT BACK ELECTRIC SWITCH. QCAW
NHTSA complaint #539333 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NEW Berlin, WI
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
REAR SEAT BELT FAILURE. WHEN THE PASSENGER LEANS FORWARD, THE BELT LOCKS AND DOES NOT RELEASE. ONCE THE PASSENGER SITS BACK AGAIN, THE BELT RETRACTS AND LOCKS NOT ALLOWING THE PASSENGER TO MOVE AT ALL. BELT MUST BE COMPLETELY REMOVED TO RELEASE THE LOCK.
NHTSA complaint #540368 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
West Nyack, NY
SEAT BELTS
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, AT ANYTIME, THE SEAT BELTS WOULD TIGHTEN UP. WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING, SEAT BELTS WOULD LOOSEN UP. HAPPENS EVERYTIME. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC & OWNER WENT FOR TEST DRIVE & IT HAPPENED. MECHANIC SAID NOTHING CAN BE DONE.
NHTSA complaint #823882 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.