21V900 Seat Belt Retractor Malfunction – 2021-2022 Honda

November 18, 2021 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V900000

Seat Belt Retractor Malfunction/FMVSS 208

An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V900

Manufacturer HondaeBay logo (American HondaeBay logo Motor Co.)

Components SEAT BELTS

Potential Number of Units Affected 4,346

 

Summary

HondaeBay logo (American HondaeBay logo Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2021 Accord Sedan, Accord Hybrid, CR-V, Ridgeline, 2022 Insight and CR-V Hybrid vehicles. The automatic locking retractor on the second-row center seat belt assembly may deactivate improperly, which can result in an unsecured child restraint system. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, “Occupant Crash Protection.”

 

Remedy

Dealers will replace the second-row center seat belt assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2022. Owners may contact HondaeBay logo customer service at 1-888-234-2138.

 

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.

 

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Safety Recall: 2021-2022 Honda CR-V Second Row Center Seat Belt Replacement – A21-089

 

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Safety Recall: 2022 Honda Insight Second Row Center Seat Belt Replacement – A21-090

 

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Safety Recall: 2021 Honda Ridgeline Second Row Center Seat Belt Replacement – A21-091

 

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Noncompliance Information Report

 

573.6(c)(1)

 

Name of manufacturer:

HondaeBay logo Development and Manufacturing of America, LLC

 

Manufacturer’s agent:

Jeff Chang
American HondaeBay logo Motor Co., Inc.
1919 Torrance Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90501-2746

 

573.6(c)(2)

Identification of potentially affected vehicles:

Make/ModelModel YearDates of ManufactureNumber of Vehicles
HondaeBay logo Accord Sedan202108/20/2021 to 09/13/20213,068
HondaeBay logo Accord Hybrid202108/20/2021 to 08/20/202160
HondaeBay logo CR-V202108/26/2021 to 09/08/2021346
HondaeBay logo CR-V Hybrid202209/01/2021 to 09/08/2021101
HondaeBay logo Insight202208/25/2021 to 09/09/2021419
HondaeBay logo Ridgeline202109/01/2021 to 09/03/2021352

 

Description of the basis for the determination of the recall population:

The recall population was determined based on supplier and manufacturing records.

 

Description of how the vehicles being recalled differ from similar vehicles not included in the recall:

Supplier records indicate the suspect seat belt assemblies were limited to two production lots. Similar vehicles not included in the recall were equipped with seat belt assemblies made to specification.

 

Identification of affected component:

Component:Second row center seat belt assembly
Part No.:TBD
Country of Origin:Mexico
Manufacturer:Autoliv ASP, Inc.

 

573.6(c)(3)

Total number of potentially affected vehicles: 4,346

 

573.6(c)(4)

Percentage of affected vehicles that contain the noncompliance: 100%

 

573.6(c)(5)

Noncompliance description:

The automatic locking retractor (ALR) function on the second row center seat belt assembly may improperly deactivate. If the seat belt webbing is pulled out to the end and the ALR deactivates, the seat belt webbing can retract or extend freely, preventing proper child seat restraint with the seat belt. ALR deactivation does not comply with the requirements FMVSS 208, Occupant Crash Protection, increasing the risk of injury to the child seat occupant.

 

573.6(c)(7)

Determination of noncompliance:

September 2021

Routine factory quality inspections of new vehicles identified movement in the second row center seat belt after the seat belt webbing was pulled out to the end. The seat belt supplier was informed of this discovery and the supplier identified specific seat belt production lots where the material used by the Tier-2 supplier of the ALR lever was contaminated, which reduced the ALR lever holding force and resulted in improper ALR deactivation.

 

October 2021

The seat belt supplier confirmed the cause of the ALR lever contamination at a Tier-2 supplier.

 

November 11, 2021

HondaeBay logo determined that a FMVSS noncompliance existed and decided to conduct a noncompliance recall.

 

573.6(c)(8)(i)

Program for remedying the noncompliance:

Registered owners of all affected vehicles will be contacted by mail and asked to take their vehicle to an authorized HondaeBay logo dealer. The dealer will replace the second row center seat belt assembly with a new assembly for free.

Owners who have paid to have these repairs completed at their own expense will be eligible for reimbursement, in accord with the recall reimbursement plan on file with NHTSA.

 

573.6(c)(8)(ii)

The estimated date to start notification to dealers: November 19, 2021
The estimated date to start notifications to owners: January 17, 2022

 

573.6(c)(10)

Representative copies of all notices, bulletins and other communications:

A copy of the dealer service bulletin, the final customer notification letter, and other dealer communications will be submitted to your office as soon as possible.

A draft of the owner notification letter will be submitted to your office as soon as possible.   573.6(c)(11)

 

Manufacturer’s campaign number: ABS, BBT, NBQ, RBR

 


Chronology :

September 2021
Routine factory quality inspections of new vehicles identified movement in the second row center seat belt after the seat belt webbing was pulled out to the end. The seat belt supplier was informed of this discovery and the supplier identified specific seat belt production lots where the material used by the Tier-2 supplier of the ALR lever was contaminated, which reduced the ALR lever holding force and resulted in improper ALR deactivation.

October 2021
The seat belt supplier confirmed the cause of the ALR lever contamination at a Tier-2 supplier.

November 11, 2021
HondaeBay logo determined that a FMVSS noncompliance existed and decided to conduct a noncompliance recall.

 


6 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKEMODELYEAR
HONDAeBay logoACCORD2021
HONDAeBay logoACCORD HYBRID2021
HONDAeBay logoCR-V2021
HONDAeBay logoCR-V HYBRID2022
HONDAeBay logoINSIGHT2022
HONDAeBay logoRIDGELINE2021

 


19 Associated Documents

Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-21V900-2697.pdf 259.477KB

 


ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577) – January 2022

RCONL-21V900-8242.pdf 46.366KB

 


Owner Notification Letter(Part 577) – January 2022

RCONL-21V900-5269.pdf 46.566KB

 


Owner Notification Letter(Part 577) – January 2022

RCONL-21V900-8356.pdf 46.446KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-21V900-5422.pdf 615.541KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-21V900-4283.pdf 332.701KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Stop Sale/Safety Recall: 2021-22 Mul-Model HondaeBay logo Second Row Center Seat Belt: November 19, 2021

RCMN-21V900-9118.pdf 154.623KB

 


Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-21V900-5249.pdf 645.836KB

 


Noncompliance Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-21V900-4037.PDF 215.897KB

 


Recall 573 Report – Amendment 1

RCLRPT-21V900-3859.PDF 216.542KB

 


Miscellaneous Document – Part 573, Noncompliance Information Report

RMISC-21V900-3416.pdf 59.702KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-21V900-6161.pdf 346.947KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-21V900-9149.pdf 620.728KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-21V900-9343.pdf 273.677KB

 


ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577) – January 2022

RCONL-21V900-5702.pdf 46.308KB

 


Statement by American HondaeBay logo Regarding Rear Center Seat Belt Automatic Locking Retractor Recall: 2021 Accord, 2021-2022 CR-V, 2022 Insight and 2021 Ridgeline: December 1, 2021

RMISC-21V900-2879.pdf 46.926KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2022-1

RCLQRT-21V900-6788.PDF 211.162KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2022-2

RCLQRT-21V900-7599.PDF 211.264KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2022-3

RCLQRT-21V900-3162.PDF 211.346KB

 


Latest Recalls Documents

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=21V900&docType=RCL

 


 

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