SEAT BELT RETRACTORS
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Closed Aug 21, 1986
SEAT BELT RETRACTORS
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1980 Honda Accord
Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
2
Latest Sep 19, 1996
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
0
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
1
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
1 injuries, 0 deaths reported
Overview
Our database contains 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1980 Honda Accord, most frequently naming the heating & air conditioning and interior & seats categories. 1 NHTSA investigation names it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Complaint activity over time
When owners filed reports about this model year
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 2 months of data.
What owners report
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
- Heating & air conditioning150.0%
- Interior & seats150.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Safety recalls
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Safety investigations
NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.
Recent owner complaints
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Sep 19, 1996
PURCHASED THE CAR NEW, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED, TOOK TO DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, STILL CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 802699
- Incident
- Jul 11, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 11, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY FAILED, ALLOWING PERSON TO BE EJECTED FROM VEHICLE IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *DH
- NHTSA ID
- 502356
- Incident
- Mar 18, 1995
Compare model years
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 47.2 |
| 2024 | 135 | 3 | 1 | 64.6 |
| 2023 | 83 | 5 | 1 | 70.2 |
| 2022 | 221 | 4 | 1 | 64.0 |
| 2021 | 217 | 4 | 1 | 66.2 |
| 2020 | 345 | 5 | 1 | 64.4 |
| 2019 | 663 | 6 | 2 | 66.2 |
| 2018 | 1,833 | 6 | 2 | 64.5 |
| 2017 | 529 | 3 | 0 | 58.9 |
| 2016 | 594 | 4 | 0 | 58.8 |
| 2015 | 599 | 5 | 2 | 61.7 |
| 2014 | 975 | 4 | 2 | 60.8 |
| 2013 | 1,418 | 5 | 5 | 63.2 |
| 2012 | 372 | 8 | 1 | 64.1 |
| 2011 | 296 | 9 | 0 | 58.9 |
| 2010 | 579 | 13 | 1 | 58.7 |
| 2009 | 720 | 11 | 2 | 59.5 |
| 2008 | 1,520 | 9 | 3 | 59.4 |
| 2007 | 524 | 10 | 4 | 67.5 |
| 2006 | 430 | 17 | 4 | 64.5 |
| 2005 | 656 | 24 | 4 | 65.6 |
| 2004 | 1,016 | 22 | 4 | 65.3 |
| 2003 | 1,987 | 24 | 5 | 64.2 |
| 2002 | 1,050 | 16 | 7 | 67.4 |
| 2001 | 920 | 19 | 10 | 68.0 |
| 2000 | 1,183 | 21 | 5 | 63.5 |
| 1999 | 1,135 | 17 | 5 | 61.4 |
| 1998 | 1,200 | 19 | 3 | 61.3 |
| 1997 | 460 | 15 | 0 | 55.3 |
| 1996 | 472 | 13 | 0 | 55.4 |
| 1995 | 543 | 14 | 2 | 65.0 |
| 1994 | 369 | 13 | 0 | 58.9 |
| 1993 | 186 | 11 | 0 | 58.8 |
| 1992 | 206 | 12 | 0 | 58.9 |
| 1991 | 212 | 13 | 1 | 59.8 |
| 1990 | 192 | 12 | 6 | 63.1 |
| 1989 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 56.3 |
| 1988 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 60.5 |
| 1987 | 111 | 3 | 3 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 54 | 2 | 6 | 63.4 |
| 1985 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 56.5 |
| 1984 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 54.1 |
| 1983 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1980Viewing | 2 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1979 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.