The seatbelt in our Civic became entangled around our child and locked. The more we tried to get her out, the tighter it became. It was so tight around her waist that it left marks. She unbuckled the seatbelt and let a little more back into the retractor, hoping it would unlock but it only got tighter. We were on vacation and had to find a hardware store to buy a socket set to disconnect the seatbelt from the frame of the car, so at this point has to drive on I-70 with a kid tangled in an unbuckled seatbelt. Once we purchased a socket set, there was plastic obstructing access to the bolt, so we had to then purchase a knife to cut away the plastic to access the bolt. All the while, our kid was tangled up tightly in the seatbelt, squeezing her abdomen. There needs to be an emergency seatbelt lock release button. Had this became tangled around her neck, she could have been seriously hurt or killed.
2017 Honda Civic: seat belt won't latch or retract
5 of the 606 complaints about the 2017 Honda Civic describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year
What owners say
While driving a loud pop was heard. Smoke started coming out of the seatbelt retractor track. Seatbelt would then not retract. The local service shop said that a CO2 cartridge that locks the seatbelt had burst and there are substantial safety concerns with the vehicle now. Uploading the service quote below.
Vehicle rear center seatbelt does not release from buckle with you depress the orange release button.
The contact owns a 2017 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the seat belt tongue failed to latch securely into the buckle. The contact took the vehicle to the local mechanic where the vehicle was diagnosed and the contact was informed that the inner spring was missing and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 84,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 honda civic. While driving approximately 30 MPH, another vehicle suddenly drove in front of the contact's vehicle. The incident caused the contact to t-bone the vehicle in front. The air bags deployed; however, the driver's air bag did not deploy in a forward direction. Instead, the air bag deployed in a downward direction. The seat belt also failed to retract and locked up, causing the contact to lunge forward. A police report was filed. The vehicle was driven away from the scene. The contact received injuries to the arm, chest, and knee areas. Medical attention was needed. The contact called valley honda (4173 ogden avenue, aurora, il 60504; 630‑851‑5700) and was informed that his insurance company needed to investigate and diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened case number: 263430505; however, the contact had not received a response. The approximate failure mileage was 4,000. *bf consumer stated he would like an investigation of the failure of the airbag and seatbelt. Updated 8/6/18
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2017 Honda Civic seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 2017 Honda Civic?
5 of 606 owner complaints about the 2017 Honda Civic (1%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2017 Honda Civic?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2017 Honda Civic
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