The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2020 CR-V, 2018-2019 Accord and Accord Hybrid, 2018-2020 Odyssey, 2019 Insight, and 2019-2020 Acura RDX vehicles. A manufacturing issue with the front seat belts may cause the seat belt buckle channel to interfere with the release button, preventing the seat belt buckle from latching.
The risk
An unlatched seat belt cannot properly restrain the seat occupant during a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger seat belt buckle release buttons or the buckle assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 18, 2023. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are NDA, QDB, BDC, MDD, LD9. TDF, FDG, ODH, YDI, ZDE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Acura RDX | 2019, 2020 |
| Honda Accord | 2018, 2019 |
| Honda Accord hybrid | 2018, 2019 |
| Honda CR-V | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Honda Insight | 2019 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acura RDX | 2019 | 440 | 5 |
| Acura RDX | 2020 | 348 | 5 |
| Honda Accord | 2018 | 1,893 | 6 |
| Honda Accord | 2019 | 698 | 6 |
| Honda Accord hybrid | 2018 | 116 | 4 |
| Honda Accord hybrid | 2019 | 94 | 5 |
| Honda CR-V | 2017 | 1,776 | 7 |
| Honda CR-V | 2018 | 2,161 | 5 |
| Honda CR-V | 2019 | 1,106 | 8 |
| Honda CR-V | 2020 | 356 | 7 |
| Honda Insight | 2019 | 99 | 8 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2018 | 1,007 | 16 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2019 | 992 | 20 |
| Honda Odyssey | 2020 | 486 | 14 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2023
26 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the seat belts; Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 23V861000 19 Dec 2023 | Van Hool N.V. |
| 23V845000 14 Dec 2023 | General Motors, LLC |
| 23V827000 7 Dec 2023 | Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| 23V786000 22 Nov 2023 | General Motors, LLC |
| 23V785000 22 Nov 2023 | General Motors, LLC |
| 23V782000 21 Nov 2023 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 23V717000 26 Oct 2023 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 23V716000 26 Oct 2023 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2023