Honda Recalls Accord and HR-V Vehicles

Honda is recalling several hundred thousand 2023-2024 Accord and HR-V vehicles due to a missing piece in the front seat belt pretensioners, which could increase injury risks during a crash.

According to notices published by Honda and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration earlier this week, the pretensioners — which tighten seat belts in place upon impact — may be missing the rivet that secures the quick connector and wire plate. This means that passengers may not be properly restrained in a crash, regulators said.

The NHSTA credited the issue to an error made during assembly. More than 300,000 Accords and HR-Vs are potentially affected.

Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt pretensioner assemblies as necessary, free of charge, the NHTSA said in its notice.

Those who have already paid for these repairs at their own expense may also be eligible for reimbursement.

Notification letters will be sent via mail to registered owners of the affected vehicles starting Jan. 8, 2024. For more information about the recall, consumers can visit the NHTSA and Honda's online recall pages.

In a recent announcement, Honda has recalled almost 250,000 vehicles due to a manufacturing defect.

Earlier this year, Honda issued a recall for nearly 1.2 million cars because the rearview camera images may not appear on the dashboard screen.