Honda Accord, Accord Hybrid, CR-V and others: Buckle assembly

Date

March 9, 2023

Filed by

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

Vehicles

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)

Component

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly

Description of 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.

Potentially affected

448613

What can happen

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

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.

Recall 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.

Owner notification date

April 18, 2023

Manufacturer campaign number

NDA, QDB, BDC, MDD

Recall type

V (vehicle)

Influenced by

MFR

Manufacturer's component

Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04813-THR-A00ZA; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04813-TJB-A00ZA; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04813-TJB-A00ZB; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04813-TJB-A00ZC; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04813-TLA-A10ZA; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04813-TLA-A10ZB; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04813-TLA-A10ZC; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04813-TVA-A10ZA; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04813-TVA-A40ZA; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04813-TXM-A00ZA; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04816-THR-A00ZA; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04816-TJB-A00ZA; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04816-TJB-A00ZB; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04816-TJB-A00ZC; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04816-TLA-A20ZA; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04816-TLA-A20ZB; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04816-TLA-A20ZC; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04816-TLA-A30ZA; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04816-TLA-A30ZB; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04816-TLA-A30ZC; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04816-TVA-A20ZA; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04816-TVA-A30ZA; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04816-TVA-A50ZA; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04816-TXM-A00ZA; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 04816-TXM-A10ZA; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 81455-THR-A010; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 81455-TJB-A012; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 81455-TLA-A110; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 81455-TVA-A410; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 81855-THR-A010; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 81855-TJB-A012; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 81855-TLA-A210; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 81855-TLA-A310; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 81855-TVA-A510; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 81855-TXM-A010; Buckle Set L / Buckle Set R · Front Seat Belt · 81855-TXM-A110

Recall number

23V158000

What should I do? Car recall: how to check your car and get it fixed

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.