2018 Honda CR-V · symptom sheet
Seat belt or seat problems
- 32owner reports
- 22,076median miles
- 2involved a crash
Newest report Apr 21, 2026 · checked Sep 9, 2026
32 of the 2,132 complaints on this car describe seat belt.
Tick what matches of 32 reports
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the buckle (15 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the seat belts covers the 2018 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
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
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 50,000 miles, from the 8 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“During a motor vehicle accident I was hit from behind while stopped by a vehicle going 40-45 miles per hour. I was pushed into another stopped vehicle in front of me. My drivers seat fully reclined and twisted as a result of the impact, and I was not secured into the seat properly as a result. I have multiple injuries from the accident due to the way my body was able to be thrown around the vehicle.”
Filed Feb 26, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 2 of 32 reports involved a crash and 5 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.
Other problems on this car
- Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 244 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 218 reports
- Steering sticks, feels notchy or jerks 207 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 196 reports
- Burns oil or oil level rises 130 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 125 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 108 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 93 reports
- Fuel pump failure 89 reports
- Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 84 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 79 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 70 reports
- A/C blows warm or the compressor fails 58 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 44 reports
- Windshield cracks or distorts 28 reports