Honda has issued a recall that may affect more than 300,000 2023 and 2024 HR-Vs and Accords because the vehicles may be missing a seat belt connector, which could increase the likelihood of injury in a crash.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the seatbelt pretensioner is missing a rivet designed to properly restrain passengers in the event of a crash.
According to a November 21 NHTSA recall report, rivet installation was skipped during assembly.
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Starting January 8th, recall letters will be sent to Honda owners and dealers will investigate and fix the problem free of charge.
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Honda has issued a recall due to a seat belt problem. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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The NHTSA said the seat belts did not comply with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards “Occupant Impact Protection,” “Seat Belt Assemblies” and “Seat Belt Assembly Anchors.”
Vehicle owners can call Honda at 1-888-234-2138 or the NHTSA at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or visit nhtsa.gov.
No injuries were reported.
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Honda recalled nearly 250,000 Odysseys, Pilots, Acuras and Ridgelines earlier this month because of possible bearing failure that could cause the engine to stall and the vehicle to crash.
Over the summer, the company recalled more than a million vehicles due to a problem with the backup camera.