Honda recalling nearly 500,000 vehicles over seat belt issue

Honda is recalling about 500,00 vehicles over a manufacturing problem with front seat belts that could prevent them from latching, the company said. announced.

Affected models include some 2018-2019 Accord and Accord Hybrids, 2017-2018 CR-V, 2018-2020 Odysseys, 2019 Insight and 2019-2020 Acura RDXs.

“With continued use, the surface coating of the buckle channel can deteriorate over time, and the release button can shrink against the channel at low temperatures, increasing friction. This can result in seat belt wear. Buckle latching may cause problems,” the company said. Documents Description of the error.

The company says an unslung buckle increases the risk of injury.

Honda dealers will replace the front seat belt buckle release buttons or buckle assemblies in any affected vehicles free of charge, the company said.

As of early March, Honda had not received any reports of injuries or deaths related to the problem, the company said in documents.