The defect
THE LEFT AND RIGHT SEAT SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE. SOME LEFT SEAT SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE INSTALLED ON THE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR.
The risk
A SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLY INSTALLED ON THE WRONG SIDE OFTHE CAR CAN NOT BE PULLED OUT OF THE RETRACTOR BECAUSE OF THE MOUNTING ANGLE,MAKING THE SAFETY BELT UNUSABLE, AND THE SEAT OCCUPANT OF AN UNUSABLE SEAT BELTWOULD BE EXPOSED TO INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL CORRECT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES ON THE CORRECT SIDE OF THE CAR.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Accord | 1992 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honda Accord | 1992 | 206 | 2 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1991
21 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the seat belts; AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. filed 122 campaigns in all.
| 91V206000 26 Nov 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V202000 18 Nov 1991 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 91V005000 2 Oct 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V164000 20 Sept 1991 | SHERROD VANS, INC. |
| 91V143000 4 Sept 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V122000 11 Jul 1991 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 91V119000 3 Jul 1991 | VAN CRAFT CORP |
| 91V112000 25 Jun 1991 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991