23V158 Seat Belt Buckle May Not Latch – 2017-2020 Honda & 2019-2020 Acura RDX

March 9, 2023 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 23V158000

Seat Belt Buckle May Not Latch

An unlatched seat belt cannot properly restrain the seat occupant during a crash, increasing their risk of injury.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V158

Manufacturer HondaeBay logo (American HondaeBay logo Motor Co.)

Components SEAT BELTS

Potential Number of Units Affected 448,613

 

Summary

HondaeBay logo (American HondaeBay logo Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2020 CR-V, 2018-2019 Accord and Accord Hybrid, 2018-2020 Odyssey, 2019 Insight, and 2019-2020 AcuraeBay logo 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.

 

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 HondaeBay logo customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda’s numbers for this recall are NDA, QDB, BDC, MDD, LD9. TDF, FDG, ODH, YDI, ZDE.

 

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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Chronology :

June 2019
Honda observed a potential trend in seat belt buckle latching issues and launched an investigation.

November 2019
Honda conducted new parts durability testing and observed that low temperatures caused contraction in the seat belt buckle channel and over time, the channel surface coating may degrade, causing durability issues.
Honda continued to analyze.

July 2020
Honda began in-market investigations to determine scope of issue.

February 2021
Honda began testing samples for evaluation.

December 2022
Testing and data analysis indicated that durability concerns may have larger scope. Work began on tool to help identify seat belt buckle button status.

February 2023
Tool to identify status/condition of seat belt buckle button finalized.

March 2, 2023
Honda determined that a defect related to motor vehicle safety existed and decided to conduct a safety recall.

As of March 2, 2023, Honda has received 301 warranty claims related to the issue between March 22, 2019 and January 16, 2023 with no reports of injuries or deaths related to this issue.

 


Safety Recall: 2018-2020 Honda Odyssey Front Seat belt Buckle Repair

A23-001

23V158 Seat Belt Buckle May Not Latch – 2017-2020 Honda & 2019-2020 Acura RDX

 


Safety Recall: 2017-2020 Honda CR-V Front Seat Belt Buckle Repair

A23-002

23V158 Seat Belt Buckle May Not Latch – 2017-2020 Honda & 2019-2020 Acura RDX

 


Safety Recall: 2019 Honda Insight Front Seat Belt Buckle Repair

A23-003

23V158 Seat Belt Buckle May Not Latch – 2017-2020 Honda & 2019-2020 Acura RDX

 


Safety Recall: 2018-2019 Honda Accord Front Seat belt Buckle Repair

A23-016

23V158 Seat Belt Buckle May Not Latch – 2017-2020 Honda & 2019-2020 Acura RDX

 


Safety Recall: 2019-2020 Acura RDX Front Seat Belt Buckle Repair

B23-005

23V158 Seat Belt Buckle May Not Latch – 2017-2020 Honda & 2019-2020 Acura RDX

 


14 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKEMODELYEAR
ACURAeBay logoRDX2019-2020
HONDAACCORD2018-2019
HONDAACCORD HYBRID2018-2019
HONDACR-V2017-2020
HONDAINSIGHT2019
HONDAODYSSEY2018-2020

 


33 Associated Documents

Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-23V158-4378.PDF 221.383KB

 


Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-23V158-6827.pdf 712.087KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-23V158-5090.pdf 3088.127KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-23V158-3070.pdf 3459.718KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-23V158-6393.pdf 2798.257KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-23V158-0518.pdf 14860.422KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-23V158-8756.pdf 15111.188KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Stop Sale/Safety Recall: 17-20M Multi-Model Front Seat Belt Buckle

RCMN-23V158-7119.pdf 58.636KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-23V158-3809.pdf 6863.979KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-23V158-9365.pdf 3077.729KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-23V158-1782.pdf 3517.378KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-23V158-1533.pdf 2778.978KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-23V158-7112.pdf 6515.873KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-23V158-7686.pdf 6276.633KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-23V158-7392.pdf 6903.291KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-23V158-8572.pdf 2909.413KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-23V158-5095.pdf 3172.109KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-23V158-5409.pdf 3648.536KB

 


ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-23V158-0340.pdf 659.701KB

 


ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-23V158-8199.pdf 553.145KB

 


ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-23V158-6945.pdf 551.58KB

 


ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-23V158-3592.pdf 654.471KB

 


ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-23V158-1801.pdf 553.55KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-23V158-9804.pdf 159.502KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2023-2

RCLQRT-23V158-0730.PDF 211.167KB

 


ISSUED Renotification Notice

RCRN-23V158-5293.pdf 74.411KB

 


ISSUED Renotification Notice

RCRN-23V158-0217.pdf 117.441KB

 


ISSUED Renotification Notice

RCRN-23V158-4312.pdf 117.757KB

 


ISSUED Renotification Notice

RCRN-23V158-3836.pdf 117.373KB

 


ISSUED Renotification Notice

RCRN-23V158-0173.pdf 117.358KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2023-2

RCLQRT-23V158-5835.PDF 211.404KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2023-3

RCLQRT-23V158-9076.PDF 211.404KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2023-4

RCLQRT-23V158-3106.PDF 211.505KB

 


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