Consumer Complaint Detail

ACURA / MDX / 2002

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002175171 Incident Date: Jan, 31 2002
Consumer's City: OVERLAND PARK Consumer's State: KS
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: MDX Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seat belts:front:retractor
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2HNYD18692H Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 23 2002 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 14 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: All passengers seatbelts will lock up upon being buckled and will not loosen. passengers are being strangled by shoulder belts. dealer stated that was how the seatbelts were designed.*ak the passengers cannot move forward or reach as the belts lock as if in a crash. it will not release unless the seat belt is unfastened. consumer was told that this was a safety feature to hold the carseat in place. all warning signs in vehicle say not to place the child seat in the front seat. the seat belt harness tightens against the cartoid artery in the neck and locks tightly. the wall adjuster does not help the problem. as of june 28th the company has made attemps to fix the problem but it still locks frequently and tightly. *jg