Customer Notification Letter
April 1993Recall: Accord Wagon Rear Seat Belt Retractor Sensor
Dear Accord Wagon Owner:
This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has determined that the seat belt assemblies in the rear outside seating positions do not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Specifically, they may lock up at angles other than those angles required by Sec. 4.3 (j)(3) of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 209 "Seat Belt Assemblies." Our records indicate that you may own one of the affected vehicles.
If you park on an incline, one or both of the seat belt retractors in the rear outside seating positions may lock. If this happens, your rear seat passengers will not be able to put on their seat belts. When you move the car to level ground, the retractors will unlock so your passengers can put on their seat belts.
This is the only circumstance in which they do not comply. In all other respects, your car's seat belts comply with U.S. government safety standards: they provide a high level performance and effectiveness. Your passengers should wear their seat belts at all times for maximum safety.
Please call your Honda dealer to arrange for repair of your wagon's rear seat belt assemblies. This work will be done free of charge. Please plan to leave your car at the dealer for at least half a day to allow him flexibility in scheduling.
If you are not satisfied with the service you receive from your Honda dealer, you may write to:
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Consumer Affairs
1919 Torrance Blvd.
Torrance, CA, 90501-2746
If you believe that American Honda or the dealer has failed or is unable to remedy the non-compliance in your car, without charge, within a reasonable period of time (60 days from the date you first contact the dealer for a repair appointment), you may submit a complaint to:
Administrator
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
400 Seventh St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590
Or call the toll-free Auto Safety Hotline at (800) 424-9393 (residents of Washington, D.C. should call 366-0123).
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.