2004 Honda Accord Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 38about this part
- Share
- 4%of 1,018 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 80,016miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 38 complaints about the seat belts of the 2004 Honda Accord, 4% of the 1,018 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 80,016 miles. 8 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My car got into a minor accident a neighborhood. The airbag on the passenger seat came out. Everyone including the police thought it was odd because there wasn't anyone sitting on the passenger seat. The driver's side on the other hand, the airbag did not come out. And the airbag light is off even though the passenger airbag came off. I have a question as to why that is? Also my seat belt became too tight and does not allow me room to moves.”
NHTSA complaint #11243529, filed 2019-08, 149,998 miles“Srs light comes on intermittently when I am driving. According to NHTSA campaign number: 07v001000; component: airbags. The driver's seat position sensor harness was improperly routed. I need to have the dealer replace and reroute the driver's seat position sensor.”
NHTSA complaint #10809439, filed 2015-12, 176,023 miles“2004 Honda Accord. The srs warning light was coming on intermittently. When it came on, if I restarted car it usually disappeared. It started happening more frequently. I took it into Honda, they diagnosed it as code 61-10 left front buckle failure and replaced it under lifetime warranty.”
NHTSA complaint #10323931, filed 2010-04, 58,500 miles“Urgent - safety issues recently my air bag light indicator came on when I started the engine and it will stay on until I turn off the engine . This seem to be happen more frequently but it does not happen all the time. Further search on the web this seem to be a common problems for 2004 Honda Accord, below are steps that I had tried. 1/ if the light came on when the engine start, turn off the engine and start again sometimes the light goes off sometimes it does not. …”
NHTSA complaint #10494856, filed 2013-01, 99,200 miles“The srs light of my car come on and goes off all the time. Sometimes when I am driving, suddenly will turn on for a while. I usually pull over and turn off the engineer and turn it on back and wait a few. This happens constantly, and I have read the manual, this has to do with the front air bags, and according to the manual book can be 'an alert to a potential airbags, side curtain airbags, front seat belt tensioners or the driver's seat position sensor and the front passenger's weight sensors' we have check it all the time and it just goes on all the time as it comes off all the time. …”
NHTSA complaint #11302077, filed 2020-01, 130,000 milesSeat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 1% |
| 2023 | 3 | 3% |
| 2021 | 6 | 2% |
| 2020 | 7 | 2% |
| 2019 | 8 | 1% |
| 2018 | 30 | 2% |
| 2017 | 12 | 2% |
| 2016 | 4 | 1% |
| 2015 | 3 | 1% |
| 2014 | 5 | 1% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0% |
| 2012 | 7 | 2% |
| 2011 | 3 | 1% |
| 2010 | 9 | 2% |
| 2009 | 8 | 1% |
| 2008 | 21 | 1% |
| 2007 | 22 | 4% |
| 2006 | 7 | 2% |
| 2005 | 28 | 4% |
| 2004 | 38 | 4% |
| 2003 | 26 | 1% |
| 2002 | 39 | 4% |
| 2001 | 36 | 4% |
| 2000 | 56 | 5% |
| 1999 | 22 | 2% |
| 1998 | 29 | 2% |
| 1997 | 23 | 5% |
| 1996 | 17 | 4% |
| 1995 | 29 | 5% |
| 1994 | 14 | 4% |
| 1993 | 18 | 10% |
| 1992 | 24 | 12% |
| 1991 | 58 | 27% |
| 1990 | 33 | 17% |
| 1989 | 32 | 37% |
| 1988 | 31 | 35% |
| 1987 | 34 | 31% |
| 1986 | 14 | 26% |
| 1985 | 2 | 15% |
| 1984 | 6 | 27% |
| 1983 | 1 | 14% |
| 1982 | 3 | 30% |
Other parts of the 2004 Honda Accord
348 complaintsAir bags
251 complaintsElectrical system
146 complaintsSteering
66 complaintsBrakes
62 complaintsVehicle speed control
58 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
47 complaintsExterior lighting
37 complaintsBody and structure
36 complaintsOther or unknown
32 complaintsEngine
28 complaintsEngine cooling
28 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 Honda Accord
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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