| NHTSA Record Id: 2746 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: HONDA |
| Recalled Component Id: 000014730000203664000000268 |
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| Model Name: ACCORD |
Model Year: 2001 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V051000 |
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| Component Name: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 07 2000 |
End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 29 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 16459 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 05 2002 |
Recall Initiator: OVSC |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
Report Received Date: Feb, 08 2002 |
| Record Creation date : Feb, 14 2002 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 209 |
| Defect Summary : Certain sedans and coupes fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies." certain rear seat belt buckles were improperly manufactured. |
Consequence Summary: The rear seat belts will work properly and provide protection in a crash, but the owner may experience difficulty unfastening the belt after the crash. |
| Corrective Summary : In a previous recall (01v-380), only right and left buckles were inspected. the rear center buckle should also be inspected and corrected if necessary. this recall is being conducted only for the center buckle. dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace the seat belt assemblies that were imrpoperly manufactured. only buckles that are marked (on the back side of the buckle) with an assembly number beginning with 00185, 00186, or 00187, will be replaced. owners should contact their dealer for this replacement. owner notification began march 5, 2002. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact honda at 1-800-999-1009. |
Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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