The defect
THE REAR OUTSIDE SEATING POSITION SAFETY BELTS MAY LOCK UP AT ANGLES OTHER THAN THOSE REQUIRED BY FMVSS 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES". THIS DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD.
The risk
NON-CONFORMING SAFETY BELTS CAUSE AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE SENSOR IN THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Accord | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 |
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 | 1990 | 192 | 2 |
| Honda Accord | 1991 | 212 | 3 |
| Honda Accord | 1992 | 206 | 2 |
| Honda Accord | 1993 | 186 | 1 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1993
14 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the seat belts; AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. filed 122 campaigns in all.
| 93V212000 13 Dec 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V196000 29 Nov 1993 | HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
| 93V179000 1 Nov 1993 | JAGUAR MOTORS, INC. |
| 93V170000 18 Oct 1993 | TIARA MOTOR COACH DIVISION |
| 93V168000 12 Oct 1993 | EXPLORER VAN COMPANY |
| 93V161000 27 Sept 1993 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 93V154000 21 Sept 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V105000 21 Jun 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993