2003 Honda Pilot Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 1%of 720 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 66,900miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the seat belts of the 2003 Honda Pilot, 1% of the 720 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 66,900 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Traveling south bound on nevada ave in colorado springs a car turned in front of us. Our front right hit his rear passenger side of vehicle, he was spun around and our airbags deployed. After getting out of vehicle to check on other driver I came back and had my wife and kid get out of vehicle. Police were on scene very quickly due to accident occurring in front of hospital, the officer noticed smoke in car and a couple minutes later there was a fire on passenger side of vehicle behind center garnish pillar. …”
NHTSA complaint #10761606, filed 2015-09, 191,000 miles“Driver's seat belt restraint on 2003 Honda Pilot came unbuckled while driving. I thought that perhaps I had not bucked it sufficiently. When tried to put metal piece on belt back into the locking device, it would not lock. Carried it to the dealer 7-7-08, and he had to order the part.”
NHTSA complaint #10233408, filed 2008-07, 66,900 miles“While traveling 50 MPH another driver turned in front of my Pilot without signaling. The whole right front of my vehicle was pushed in. The problem was that the air bags didn't deploy and according to witnesses the seat belt didn't lock. As a result I bounced off steering wheel twice. 2 days later I received a recall notice from Honda saying that air bags are not deploying or deploying late. I believe that my injuries would have been less severe had the air bags deployed and/or the seat belt locked.”
NHTSA complaint #10045105, filed 2003-10, 20,275 miles“I never got recalls fixed and dealer service marked as checked but not replaced and srs light has been on since service and I had to pay to get recalled due to emergency interlock was damaged”
NHTSA complaint #11221656, filed 2019-06“We bought our 2003 Honda Pilot assuming that it would be a great family vehicle. We have three small children and another on the way so our car is full of car seats. We have a backless boaster seat in the third row on the driver's side, a boaster seat in the third row on the passenger side, and a forward facing car seat in the second row driver's side. It is incredible difficult for me to get the children in the third row buckled because the seat belts are constantly getting stuck and have to be rethread all the way back. …”
NHTSA complaint #10242821, filed 2008-09Related service bulletins
- 10015310Feb 16, 2005Dealer visit request on seatbelts twisting at the d-ring.
Seat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 15% |
| 2025 | 12 | 6% |
| 2024 | 25 | 21% |
| 2023 | 36 | 24% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0% |
| 2018 | 12 | 3% |
| 2017 | 14 | 1% |
| 2016 | 6 | 0% |
| 2015 | 2 | 2% |
| 2014 | 3 | 3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 1% |
| 2012 | 3 | 2% |
| 2011 | 8 | 3% |
| 2010 | 1 | 1% |
| 2009 | 5 | 4% |
| 2008 | 1 | 1% |
| 2007 | 3 | 1% |
| 2006 | 9 | 3% |
| 2005 | 13 | 2% |
| 2004 | 13 | 2% |
| 2003 | 9 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2003 Honda Pilot
224 complaintsElectrical system
129 complaintsAir bags
115 complaintsBody and structure
47 complaintsSeats
40 complaintsEngine cooling
37 complaintsOther or unknown
34 complaintsExterior lighting
32 complaintsSteering
32 complaintsSuspension
32 complaintsBrakes
25 complaintsEngine
25 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 Honda Pilot
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology