Campaign 23V-782

Front seat belt pretensioners may be missing the rivet that secures the quick connector and wire plate

Defect summary

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Accord and HR-V vehicles. The front seat belt pretensioners may be missing the rivet that secures the quick connector and wire plate. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," 209, "Seat Belt Assembles," and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

Consequence

A seat belt pretensioner missing a rivet will not properly restrain the occupant, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt pretensioner assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 8, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are MG7 and NG5.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 23V782000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

2 product lines are covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about seat belts on these vehicles: 17, of which 2 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 23V-782
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Honda	Accord	2023 to 2024	4
Honda	HR-V	2023 to 2024	13

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

25V-056 Feb 5, 2025
Third-row passenger seat belt assembly may not function, due to incorrect routing that traps the seat belt behind the passenger side panel
23V-158 Mar 9, 2023
Manufacturing issue with the front seat belts may cause the seat belt buckle channel to interfere with the release button, preventing the seat…
21V-900 Nov 18, 2021
Automatic locking retractor on the second-row center seat belt assembly may deactivate improperly, which can result in an unsecured child…
20V-326 Jun 4, 2020
Seat belt webbing sensor locking mechanism may not lock as intended
17V-397 Jun 23, 2017
Seat belt tongue for the third row center seating position may not be compatible with the latch, preventing the seat belt from latching securely
15V-424 Jul 6, 2015
Due to an assembly issue, the third row seatbelt may be trapped between the rear seat and the rear sideliner