Honda Ridgeline seat belt problems

Filed May 3, 2025 · Seat belts, Seats · IL

Because of well known water intrusion into the cabin from the firewall, over time the seat risers rust away, and then the compromised metal breaks, at which point the front of the seat is no longer bolted into the floor board. The seat swings backward uncommanded, and may is likely to startle driver, and cause crash. While the seat is swung backward, the driver has NO CONTROL OVER HIS POSITION IN THE VEHICLE. THE SEATBELT ALSO BECOMES COMPROMISED AS THE SEATBELT BELT BUCKLE IS CONNECTED TO THE SEAT ITSELF WHICH ITSELF BECOMES LOOSE FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. I have a video of the broken riser due to rusting over time due to the well known water intrusion issues. I can email you a video so you can see the danger of this issue.

Filed Dec 10, 2022 · Seat belts · OH

Rear seat belt behind passenger side (right) locks in place and will not move. To remedy this issue the belt needs to be unlatched and returned to the unused position. I cannot make the belt lock in place. I returned the vehicle to my dealer and reported the problem. They could find nothing wrong. This has reoccurred occasionally since I bought the truck. Our remedy is to not use that seat.

Filed Jul 12, 2021 · Seat belts · 26,700 miles · GA · crash · 1 injury

The contact owns a 2019 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated that while driving approximately at 50 mph, the vehicle crashed into a second vehicle causing severe damage to the front end. During the crash, the front driver seat belt pretensioner failed and did not secure the driver causing the driver to slide down the seat during impact. The driver sustained an injured left arm and injured upper torso which required medical treatment. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 26,700. The contact stated that the vehicle was totaled during the incident.

Filed Mar 15, 2019 · Airbags, Seat belts · 125,000 miles · IN

Takata inflators I took my truck in for recalls but now red light (bag inflator) is on that means they are not on. I talked to honda they said could be some dirt in my seat belt latch? It comes on as soon as I put my seat belt on.

Filed Mar 9, 2017 · Airbags, Seat belts · 166,000 miles · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda ridgeline. After the vehicle was started, the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver side seat belt sensor failed and needed to be replaced. In addition, the technician stated that the seat belt failed to retract. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 166,000.

Filed Sep 9, 2015 · Airbags · 120,100 miles · CT · crash · 1 injury

I was in an accident and rear ended another car and the passenger airbag deployed, but the drivers airbag didn't deploy. Afterwards the seat belt was in a lock position and would not release.

Filed Aug 6, 2012 · Seat belts · 62,000 miles · FL

The front passenger seat belt will not trigger the seat belt indicator warning light when the front passenger fails to buckle their seat belt or unbuckles their seat belt with the vehicle in motion. The vehicle was taken into a honda dealer on 07-31-12 and both front seat belt buckles were replaced. The problem with the passenger side continued. The vehicles owners manual indicates on pages 8 & 59 that the indicator reminds the driver and passenger to fasten their seat belts. The honda dealer and american honda both state that the passenger seat belt offers no such warning and refuse to acknowledge that there is a fault with the system.

Filed Mar 25, 2011 · Seat belts · 13,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 honda genesis (n/a). The contact stated that the rear passenger seat belt buckle latch failed while attempting to secure the seat belt around a child restraint seat. The vehicle was not yet taken to the dealer for diagnosis or repairs. The failure and current mileage was 13,000.

Filed Nov 3, 2007 · Airbags, Seat belts · 19,900 miles · CA · crash

On april 24,2007, I accidentally rear-ended a vehicle stopped at a stoplight. I sustained some moderate front end damage but it was not a serious accident. It is the operation of the SRS that I have tried to have honda explain. Neither the service manager, factory field service representative, nor the honda america customer service personnel have adequately answered my question as to whether my driver's airbag is functional. At the time of the accident, the driver's seat belt tensioner did lock and the passenger's side airbag did deploy although there was nothing in the passenger's seat. However, the driver's airbag did not deploy. Aside form the cost of replacing the unnecessarily deployed passenger airbag and the fact that the factory replacement part did not match my dashboard color, my major concern has been whether or not the driver's airbag was, or still is, functional. There are no error codes on the computer nor lights on the dashboard to indicate a problem. Answers to our questions to honda about this have not been adequate and long in coming. Aside from an actual crash test how can one be sure that an airbag is functional in light of the fact that it did not deploy when the passenger's airbag and the tensioner lock did deploy? When they snicker at my wife that," since no one was injured, everything must be functioning properly", I do not feel that I am being taken seriously. What is the federal safety agency experience regarding SRS operation?

Filed Apr 10, 2006 · Airbags, Seat belts · 3,200 miles · CA · crash · 1 injury

Raining, traveling north, far right lane on very busy street in los angeles (sepulveda) when a car traveling south turned left. We did head-on impact into the side of his car. His airbag deployed - ours did not - but the most concern is that the front passenger-side seat belt malfunctioned thus allowing the impact to throw me forward and on the impact striking my head on windshield or visor and both knees and lower legs on dash; then thrown back into seat resulting in wrenched back and neck, knocking air out of me. The seat belt was locked into an extra-large position when car stopped. The driver-side seat belt had no problems and driver was not injured.