2015 Honda Fit Seat belts Problems

This has to do with the seatbelt retractor lock malfunctioning (not unlocking after being given back belt on slack). I have not reported to a dealer or police, but am happy for someone to inspect my vehicle. There were no warnings before this happened. My 9 year old child was in the back seat (passenger side) wearing the car seat belt, sitting in her booster seat. She was trying to remove her soccer kit to put on her bathing suit. The seat belt became wrapped around her body and twisted, cinching up at her waist. The retractor became locked and would not release any belt back out. Initially she had a fair amount of slack. I helped to release any tension from the line and fed back in about 2" of seat belt slowly without any tension, and then slowly tried to pull back out, but the retractor stayed locked. I attempted this several more times allowing >1" of belt back into the retractor at lest 3 times, but the locking mechanism never release, and the belt became dangerously tight on her abdomen. Eventually, my spouse came and held the belt in place (so it couldn't retract more) while I had my child curl up in a ball and I turned her whole body upside down to release the twist in the belt at her waist, and she was finally able to crawl free. It was very distressing that the standard mechanism for releasing the retractor lock (feeding the retractor more seat belt without tension, then slowly trying to pull some back out) was not working and there was no safety mechanism to release the lock.

NHTSA ID

11615520

Incident

Sep 19, 2024

Was in a car accident and was hit very hard and the seat belts didn't lock me in place and the air bags did not deploy

NHTSA ID

11502845

Incident

Jan 14, 2023

HELLO, MY WIFE OWNS A HONDA FIT 2015, JUST RECENTLY SHE WENT TO PICK MY MOTHER UP FROM THE HOSPITAL AFTER A SHOULDER OPERATION. WHEN MY WIFE ARRIVED AT MY MOTHER'S HOME SHE STOPPED THE CAR IN FRONT OF MY MOM'S HOME (ON CITY STREET), SHE OPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND TO TRY TO HELP MY MOTHER TO EXIT THE CAR, SHE PULLED THE SEATBELT TO RELEASE IT, BUT IT ONLY GOT TIGHTEN MORE AND MORE, TO THE POINT OF BEING UNABLE TO UNRESTRAINED IT, DURING THAT PROCESS OF TRYING TO UNRESTRAINED THE SEAT BELT, MY MOTHER HAD TO BE MOVED BACK AND FORTH AND TO THE SIDES AND SHE STARTED BLEEDING FROM HER SHOULDER, THEREFORE MY WIFE HAD NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TO CUT IT. THE CAR WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT, WAS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE BECAUSE MY WIFE CUT THE SEAT BELT. THEY GAVE US AN ESTIMATE OF $685.00 TO REPAIR IT, WE SAID THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO PAY FOR IT, SO THEY GAVE US THE HONDA CORPORATE PHONE NUMBER. I CALLED THEM AND THEY AGREED TO REPAIR THE SEAT BELT AS A ONE-TIME COURTESY. THEY SENT US A LETTER THAT WE HAD TO SIGN SO WE WOULD RELEASE THEM OF ANY LIABILITIES MOVING FORWARD IF THE SEAT BELT WOULD MALFUNCTION AGAIN, IS THIS LEGAL? I NEED YOUR HELP, WHETHER TO ADVISE US TO SIGN THE LETTER OR NOT, OR IF WE SHOULD SEEK FOR LEGAL COUNSEL. THANK YOU. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10894106

Incident

Jun 29, 2016

Mileage

36,500 mi

CENTER AND DRIVER REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES ARE INSTALLED BACKWARDS CAUSING THE SEATBELTS TO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. HONDA FIX IS TO INVERT THE BRACKET, WHICH CHANGES THE ANGLE OF THE LOAD APPLIED TO THE SEATBELT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

10850259

Incident

Feb 20, 2015

I READ ONLINE THAT REAR SEATBELTS WERE BEING INSTALLED INCORRECTLY IN MEXICO HONDA PLANT (CEYLA, MEXICO). SO, I TRIED OUT THE BELTS. ONE SEATBELT DOES NO WORK AT ALL !! THE LEFT 'FEMALE' PIECE DOES NOT HAVE ANYTHING INSIDE OF IT THAT LOCKS IN THE MALE BELT PIECE, RENDERING IT USELESS. IT IS EMPTY INSIDE, SO NO CLICKING NOISE AS WHEN BUCKLING YOURSELF IN. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT IS AKIN TO SUMO WRESTLING TO GET THE MALE BELT PART OUT OF THE FEMALE PART. I HAVE TO REALLY TUG ON BELT, AND I'M 54 YEARS OLD WITH NO ARTHRITIS IN MY HANDS OR GRIP-STRENGTH PROBLEMS. THESE SEATBELTS ARE AWFUL. CLEARLY, THE REAR-SEATBELT ISSUE IS A MAJOR SAFETY VIOLATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10692751

Incident

Feb 6, 2015

Mileage

30 mi

DUE TO OTHERS REPORTING IT, I ALSO CHECK THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY FIT LX, AND THE CENTER AND LEFT-SIDE REAR PASSENGER BUCKLES ARE ALSO REVERSED IN MY CAR. WITH A LITTLE BIT OF EFFORT, I WAS ABLE TO TWIST THEM AROUND, BUT NOW THEY DON'T COME BACK THROUGH SO EASILY WHEN I FLIP THE SEAT BOTTOM BACK DOWN. I SOMETIMES HAVE TO PUSH AND PULL THEM THROUGH, BUT AT LEAST THEY ARE NOW CORRECTLY ORIENTED. HOWEVER, THIS IS SOMETHING HONDA SHOULD FIX IN CURRENT PRODUCTION AND REPAIR IN PRIOR PRODUCTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10692659

Incident

Nov 3, 2014

THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES IN THE BACK SEAT ON BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND IN THE CENTER OF BACK SEAT ARE REVERSED. IT CREATES CONFUSION. REAR PASSENGERS HAVE TO CROSS SEAT BELTS TO BUCKLE. I WORRY THIS MIGHT AFFECT SEAT BELT TENSION WITH HARD BRAKING OR A CRASH, THEREBY CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. *JS

NHTSA ID

10662081

Incident

Dec 1, 2014

Mileage

1,200 mi

REAR LEFT SEAT BELT BUCKLE AND REAR CENTER SEAT BELT BUCKLE ARE INSTALLED REVERSED, CENTER IS ON LEFT, LEFT IS CENTER WHICH MAKES FOR EXTREME DIFFICULTIES FOR CHILDREN TO SAFELY BUCKLE AND UNBUCKLE THEIR SEAT BELTS. MY SON IS 11 AND FOUND IT DIFFICULT. ALSO IT'S EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE FOR HIM TO SIT THERE WITH THE CENTER BUCKLE DIGGING INTO HIS HIP. I'VE OWNED NUMEROUS CARS AND NO CAR MAKER HAS EVER DONE SUCH A THING BEFORE, LET ALONE TRY TO PASS IT OFF AS ACCEPTABLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10644873

Incident

Sep 4, 2014

Mileage

10 mi

REAR LEFT AND CENTER SEAT BELT LATCHES ARE REVERSED - THE CENTER BASE IS ON THE LEFT AND THE MIDDLE IS IN THE CENTER POSITION - MEANING THAT THE REAR LEFT AND CENTER PASSENGERS WOULD HAVE TO CROSS SEAT BELTS IN ORDER TO BUCKLE THEM. *JS

NHTSA ID

10608942

Incident

Jul 1, 2014

Mileage

10 mi

SEATBELT BUCKLES IN CENTER OF BACK SEATS ARE BOLTED INTO SEAT CROSSED, MAKING THE SEATBELT BUCKLES OVERLAPPING EACHOTHER IN BACK SEAT. COULD POSE RISK OF BREAKING DUE TO EXCESS WEIGHT NOT SUPPORTED BY ONE BOLT. WEIGHT OF TWO PASSENGERS ARE NOW DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN THE BOLTS, INSTEAD OF ONE BOLT PER PERSON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10605842

Incident

Jun 11, 2014

Mileage

10 mi

THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SEAT BELT BRACKET FOR THE CENTER AND LEFT (DRIVERS SIDE) REAR SEATS, THE BUCKLES ARE MOUNTED BACKWARDS. SO TO USE THE BUCKLE YOU WOULD HAVE TO CROSS WITH THE OTHER BUCKLE AS THEY ARE NOT THE SAME AND CANNOT BE INTERCHANGED . THE BUCKLE MOUNTED TOWARDS THE OUTSIDE TO BE USED BY THAT PASSENGER IS EVEN MARKED CENTER. CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR REAR PASSENGERS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10605841

Incident

Jun 25, 2014

Mileage

450 mi

THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES ON THE REAR CENTER AND REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT ARE REVERSED. THE BUCKLE IMPRINTED WITH THE WORD CENTER IS ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND THE REAR DRIVER SEAT BUCKLE IS ON THE CENTER. THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS BOTH BUCKLES IS NOT SYMMETRICAL. DEALER STATED THAT HONDA CORP TOLD TO ROTATE BRACKET 180 DEGREES. THIS CHANGER THE BRACKET FOR THE BELTS FROM FORWARD FACING TO REAR FACING ALONG WITH SHIFTING THE BELTS 1.25" TO THE LEFT IF FACING THE FRONT. THIS CHANGES THE BRACKET FROM BEING IN TENSION IN AN ACCIDENT TO BEING A BENDING MOMENT. THE BELTS NOT LONGER GO THROUGH THE CENTER OF HOLES IN SEAT ASSEMBLY BUT WEAR AGAINST EDGES. I STATED THIS WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND DEMANDED THE BRACKET BE RETURN TO ORIGINAL ORIENTATION. CALL HONDA CORP 800 NUMBER THEY JUST TOOK MY NAME AND VIN NUMBER WITH OUT ANY SOLUTION. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, THERE SUPPOSED FIX IS NOTHING MORE THAN TRYING TO GET BY WITH USING A DEFECTIVE REAR SEAT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10605566

Incident

Jun 20, 2014

Mileage

4 mi