1998 Honda Accord Seat belts Problems

The contact owns an Evenflo Car Seat, Model Number: 36412348, Model Type: Nurture Max, Manufactured Date: 8/17/2022. The car seat was being utilized in a 1998 Honda Accord. The contact stated that she noticed that the latches on the left and right side of the safety seat failed to attach as designed. Additionally, the pull latch snapped from the safety seat. The safety seat was not inspected or replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact stated that the car seat was still in use, just without the base. The manufacturer instructed the contact to destroy the defective seat once the replacement arrived.

NHTSA ID

11510760

Incident

Mar 7, 2023

MY HONDA WAS SOLD TO ME WITH NO REAR SEAT BELTS, AND THE HORN WHEN HOOKED UP DEFAULTS THE BRAKE LIGHTS.

NHTSA ID

11081953

Incident

Oct 13, 2017

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 ID

11078413

Incident

Oct 10, 2017

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 ID

11073421

Incident

Jan 1, 2018

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 ID

10559136

Incident

Dec 9, 2013

Mileage

179,649 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10252595

Incident

Feb 15, 2007

Mileage

132,000 mi

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. *JB

NHTSA ID

10172705

Incident

Oct 5, 2006

Mileage

68,574 mi

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. *NM

NHTSA ID

10158400

Incident

Oct 7, 2005

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. *NM

NHTSA ID

10144269

Incident

Oct 7, 2005

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 ? *AK

NHTSA ID

10059059

Incident

Feb 26, 2004

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 *JB

NHTSA ID

10042790

THE HARNESS RESTRAINER OF THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT HAS SEPARATED FROM THE BUCKLE MECHANISM. WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE THEY NOTICED THAT THE CHILD WAS HOLDING PART OF THE HARNESS RESTRAINER IN IT'S HANDS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10042204

Incident

Sep 23, 2003

Mileage

55,000 mi

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 ID

10000653

Incident

Dec 27, 2002

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT RELEASE FROM RETRACTING MECHANISM PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

884704

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 ID

877079

Incident

Oct 20, 2000

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.*AK

NHTSA ID

734031

Incident

Sep 17, 2000

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. *AK

NHTSA ID

846334

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. *AK

NHTSA ID

842082

Incident

Aug 8, 1998

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 ID

709308

Incident

May 8, 1999

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. *AK

NHTSA ID

838298

Incident

Apr 12, 1999

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 ID

704043

Incident

Oct 25, 1997

SEAT BELT FAILED. YH

NHTSA ID

609027

Incident

Oct 28, 1998

SEAT BELT DESIGN CAUSES SEAT BELT TO TIGHTEN WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT, CAUSING PASSENGERS TO DISENGAGE BELTS FOR COMFORT.

NHTSA ID

607769

DRIVER SEAT BELT HARD TO FASTEN. YH

NHTSA ID

607181

SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE SEAT BACK WHERE IT RETRACTS INTO THE SEAT CAUSING PASSENGER TO BE TRAPPED IN SEAT. YH

NHTSA ID

607148

Incident

Nov 28, 1998