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.
11
Latest Aug 15, 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.
24%
of 46 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.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
8
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1988 Honda Civic submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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
ElectricalSeat belts
Filed Aug 15, 2002
ON MY 1988 HONDA CIVIC, I FOUND OUT THROUGH THE INTERNET ,THAT THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THE EFI CONTROL UNIT, A RECALL FOR THE SEATBELTS, AND A RECALL FOR THE IGNITOR, AND FOR SOME REASON I NEVER RECEIVED THOSE RECALLS. I BEEN DRIVING THE CAR WITH THE BAD EFI, AND THE IDLE JUST JUMPS UP AND DOWN, AND NOW MY IGNITOR IS GONE BAD AND THE CAR WON'T START. I ALMOST GOT HIT FROM THE BACK BECAUSE THE IGNITOR FAILED WHILE I WAS ON THE RIGHT LANE IN THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR SHUTTERS AND STALLS...THE EFI UNIT JUST SUDDENLY SPEEDS UP THE CAR, SINCE THE IDLE JUMPS UP..I SPENT SO MUCH MONEY CHANGING THE GOOD PARTS. I WOULD LIKE HONDA TO REPLACE THE IGNITOR AND THE EFI UNIT FREE OF CHARGE, NOW THAT I KNOW THOSE 2 PARTS ARE THE PROBLEMS ALL THESE YEARS.. PLEASE CHK THIS SITE ALSO: HTTP://EARTHRENEWAL.ORG/ARE_HONDA_AUTOMOBILES_SAFE_AND_R.HTM ..PLEASE WRITE BACK ASAP..THANK YOU..
NHTSA ID
765682
Incident
Jun 15, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Nov 2, 1998
HEADREST BROKE WITHOUT ANY KNOWN FORCE OR ACCIDENT.
NHTSA ID
542373
Incident
May 1, 1998
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Nov 18, 1996
SEAT BELTS CANNOT BE UNFASTENED.
NHTSA ID
602297
Incident
Oct 24, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Oct 1, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
CONSUMER WAS IN TWO DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKED UP AND SNAPPED HER CHEST . *AK VEHICLE WAS HIT ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, WHILE COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, ALSO ON ANOTHER OCCASION A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER AND CONSUMER HIT VEHICLE FROM THE REAR, AND SEAT BELT LOCKED CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB
NHTSA ID
803066
Incident
Sep 1, 1992
Seat belts
Filed Feb 19, 1996
FRONT SEATBELT PROBLEMS. *DSH
NHTSA ID
501722
Incident
Feb 19, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Dec 13, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP WHEN DRIVER DROVE INTO A CONCRETE BASE NO BRAKING WAS DONE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA ID
976543
Incident
May 18, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Nov 20, 1995
Crash reported6 injuries reported
SEAT BELTS DON'T LOCK. FRONT AND BACK SEATS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. THE CONSUMER HAD 2 ACCIDENTS MAR. 92 AND MAY 93. TT
NHTSA ID
975149
Incident
Mar 1, 1992
Seat belts
Filed Jul 21, 1995
PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FAILS TO LOCK INTO BUCKLE. *AW
NHTSA ID
484436
Incident
Aug 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Jun 21, 1995
DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTORS DO N0T LOCK WHEN BELTS ARE PULLED BY DRIVER/PASSENGER. *SKD
NHTSA ID
485531
Incident
Jun 21, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 20, 1995
SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RELEASE TRAPPING DRIVER. SOMEONE ELSE HAD TO ASSIST TO EXIT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA ID
967262
Seat belts
Filed Jan 13, 1995
SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT LATCH SOMETIMES AND GETS STUCK IN LOCKED POSITION. TT
NHTSA ID
958688
Incident
Oct 15, 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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