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1987 Honda Civic 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.
21
Latest Sep 18, 2002
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.
54%
of 39 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 1987 Honda Civic submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 21 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 Sep 18, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
767346
Incident
Sep 5, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Mar 4, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported

THE METAL TONGUE OF THE BUCKLE SNAPPED IN HALF. MY CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN STRANGLED BY THE T-TYPE HARNESS THAT GOES OVER HIS HEAD, IF WE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE FORCE.

NHTSA ID
704037
Incident
Jun 24, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Apr 21, 1998

RECALL # 95V103001, SEAT BELT BUCKLES; DEALER NOT ABLE TO CORRECT RECALL BECAUSE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. OWNER IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE BELT BUCKLE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. DEALER NOT SURE WHEN PART WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
822642
Incident
Apr 21, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Oct 21, 1997

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#95V103001) IN THE MAIL. CALLED DEALER & SET UP APPOINTMENT. ON THE DAY OF THE APPOINTMENT, TOOK VEHICLE IN. AFTER WAITING FOR AWHILE, WAS INFORMED DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS FOR REPAIR & DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
819158
Incident
Sep 30, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Apr 1, 1997

DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK ANCHOR BOLT CAME OUT, LEAVING DRIVER'S SEAT UNSTABLE.

NHTSA ID
516094
Incident
Feb 26, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Jun 26, 1996

MOTORBELTS DO NOT LOCK WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *DH

NHTSA ID
505693
Incident
Jun 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 6, 1996
1 injury reported

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY.

NHTSA ID
505134
Incident
Jan 26, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Jan 16, 1996

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS BROKEN. TT

NHTSA ID
977738
Seat belts
Filed Dec 26, 1995

TAKATA SEAT BELT; NHTSA RECALL 95V103001; MARKLEY MOTORS IN FORT COLLINS, CO. OWNER UNSATISFIED W/CORRECTIVE ACTION BY THIS DEALERSHIP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

NHTSA ID
977056
Seat belts
Filed Dec 20, 1995

REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS WILL FAIL TIGHTENING WITH NO WARNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
976837
Seat belts
Filed Dec 19, 1995

THE DRIVER,PASSENGER AND BACK SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLES ARE BROKEN . TT

NHTSA ID
976779
Seat belts
Filed Jun 26, 1995

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WHEN LOCK IT COME LOOSE . TT

NHTSA ID
967751
Seat belts
Filed May 24, 1995

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT INTO HOUSING. TT

NHTSA ID
965783
Incident
May 24, 1987
Seat belts
Filed Apr 28, 1995

LEFT REAR SEATBELT SEEMS TO BE LOCK, BUT IT COMES UNFASTENED. TT

NHTSA ID
964486
Incident
Mar 5, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 10, 1995

PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT LOCKING MECHANISM FAILS TO LOCK TO PROPERLY RETAIN OCCUPANTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
963491
Incident
Apr 10, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 3, 1995

THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE COME LOOSE AT TIME WHEN DRIVING BOTH FRONT ONES. TT

NHTSA ID
962920
Incident
Jan 1, 1993
Seat belts
Filed Mar 21, 1995

REAR LEFT SEAT BELT BUCKLE LOOSE. *SKD

NHTSA ID
481387
Incident
Jul 21, 1990
Seat belts
Filed Feb 27, 1995
Crash reported2 injuries reported

DRIVERS/PASSENGERS SHOULDER BELTS FAILED DURINGN AN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES. TT

NHTSA ID
960626
Incident
Feb 24, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Feb 27, 1995

THE PASSENGER FRONT SEATBELT, MALE END WILL NOT LOCK INTO FEMALE END. TT

NHTSA ID
960621
Incident
Feb 27, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 22, 1995

PASSENGER SEATBELT WOULD NOT RELEASE. PLEASE EXPLAIN FURTHER. TT

NHTSA ID
960352
Incident
Feb 22, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jan 24, 1995
Crash reported

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK. TT

NHTSA ID
959059
Incident
Jul 25, 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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