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1990 Honda Civic seat belts problems

Owners reported seat belts problems in 34 complaints for the 1990 Honda Civic, 31% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
34 31% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
5 and 0
Injuries and deaths
8 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 8 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

Consumer is not owner was sitting in the back seat of car wife was in front the seat belt didn't hold the two passenger. Tt

July 1993 CrashDeath

Tl* the contact owns a 1990 honda civic. While the vehicle was parked the contact noticed the front passenger side automatic seat belt would not retract and could not be retracted manually. The seat belt could not be used to secure a passenger in the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician stated the seat belt control module had to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 145,000.

Reported at 145,000 miles, September 2011

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