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2017 Honda CR-V · symptom sheet

Seat belt or seat problems

  • 42owner reports
  • 17,500median miles
  • 3involved a crash

Newest report Nov 4, 2024 · checked Sep 9, 2026

42 of the 1,761 complaints on this car describe seat belt.

Tick what matches of 42 reports

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What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the buckle (14 reports).

Recalls and investigations

One recall on the seat belts covers the 2017 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.

23V-158Mar 9, 2023
Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2020 CR-V, 2018-2019 Accord and Accord Hybrid, 2018-2020 Odyssey, 2019 Insight, and 2019-2020 Acura RDX vehicles. A manufacturing issue with the front seat belts may cause the seat belt buckle channel to interfere with the release button, preventing the seat belt buckle from latching.

Risk and remedy
Risk: An unlatched seat belt cannot properly restrain the seat occupant during a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger seat belt buckle release buttons or the buckle assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 18, 2023. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are NDA, QDB, BDC, MDD, LD9. TDF, FDG, ODH, YDI, ZDE.

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 6,000 and 32,000 miles, from the 20 reports that gave a mileage.

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What owners wrote

“Driver’s Seatbelt will not click in place and my vin is not showing a recall. The control screen does not work correctly. It often goes bright and makes a dinging sound or won’t work at all.”

Filed Dec 19, 2023

“I am unable to seaat five people because the rear seat belt does not fasten. I thought this was a 5 seater car, but it seems to be a four seater. Visitors aattempted to sit in the rear but found the seat belts were not functioning.”

Filed Aug 4, 2023

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 3 of 42 reports involved a crash and 6 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.

File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation.

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