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1986 Honda Accord Seat belts Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Seat belts reportsComplaints 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.
14
Latest Nov 19, 1996
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
26%
of 54 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
5

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1986 Honda Accord submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming seat belt

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Seat belts
Filed Nov 19, 1996
1 injury reported

SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER, CAUSING INJURY.

NHTSA ID
511494
Incident
Jul 30, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Feb 21, 1996

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE TWO MONTHS AGO FOR SEAT BELTS AND BELT BUCKLES. DEALER SAYS THEY STILL DON'T HAVE PARTS IN. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

NHTSA ID
979499
Incident
Feb 9, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Feb 7, 1996

THE OWNER RECIEVED A RECALL LETTER AND HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE HIS CAR SERCIVED TO BE TOLD THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT IN. JULY WAS HIS FIRST ATTEMPT. TT

NHTSA ID
978803
Seat belts
Filed Jan 25, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD DRIVER IN AN ACCIDENT/SEAT BELT BUCKLE UNLATCHED PRIOR TO RECALL(95V-103.001). *AK

NHTSA ID
978210
Incident
Mar 15, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jan 24, 1996

FRONT SEAT BELTS DIFFICULT TO DISCONNECT. *DSH

NHTSA ID
500906
Incident
Jan 16, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Nov 28, 1995

WENT TO GET THE SEATBELT RECALL WORK DONE AND THERE ARE NO PARTS. TT *JB

NHTSA ID
975552
Incident
Jan 6, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Oct 10, 1995

SEAT BELTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL. *SD

NHTSA ID
488923
Incident
Oct 10, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jul 12, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DID NOT CATCH UNTIL AFTER THE OCCUPANT WENT INTO THE WINDOW. *AK

NHTSA ID
968664
Incident
Jun 30, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 24, 1995

SEATBELTS RECALLED. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601391) *DSH

NHTSA ID
485848
Incident
Jun 24, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 21, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD THE DRIVER IN PLACE IN AN ACCIDENT, SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. TT

NHTSA ID
967440
Incident
Sep 29, 1989
Seat belts
Filed May 24, 1995

SEAT BELT RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED (2ND VEHICLE ON 486604) *AW

NHTSA ID
479680
Incident
May 24, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Mar 14, 1995

EXPERIENCES DIFFICULTY IN LATCHING AND RELEASE MECHANISM WON'T UNLATCH. TT

NHTSA ID
961909
Seat belts
Filed Mar 13, 1995

ALL SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH IN VEHICLE. TT

NHTSA ID
961775
Incident
Jan 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Jan 19, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

SAFETY BELT DIDN'T WORK DURING AN ACCIDENT. TT

NHTSA ID
958874
Incident
Oct 28, 1994

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.

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