Statement by American Honda Regarding Rear Center Seat Belt Automatic Locking Retractor Recall: 2021 Accord, 2021-2022 CR-V, 2022 Insight and 2021 Ridgeline

  • 4,346 vehicles are affected, only in the United States
  • Rear center seat belt assembly will be replaced, for free
  • No reported injuries

American Honda will voluntarily recall 4,346 Honda Accord (2021), CR-V (2021-2022), Insight (2022) and Ridgeline (2021) vehicles in the United States to replace the rear center seat belt assembly, for free. Certain incorrectly manufactured rear center seat belt assemblies may not allow activation of the automatic locking retractor function required to install certain child safety seats, potentially increasing the risk of injury to occupants in a crash. Honda has not received any report of injury related to this issue, which was discovered during quality inspections at a Honda factory.

Honda is announcing this recall to encourage each owner or lessee of an affected vehicle to take it to an authorized dealer as soon as they receive notification of this recall from Honda. Mailed notification to owners will occur in mid-Jan. 2022. Owners of these models can also determine if their specific vehicles are included in the recall by visiting www.recalls.honda.com or by calling (888) 234-2138.

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