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1997 Honda Accord seat belts problems

The 1997 Honda Accord has 24 seat belts complaints filed with NHTSA — 4% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

24

Seat Belts complaints

4%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Seat Belts complaints by year

Accord seat belts complaints by model year59 complaints1979: 2 complaints1982: 4 complaints1983: 1 complaints1984: 6 complaints1985: 2 complaints1986: 16 complaints1987: 34 complaints1988: 32 complaints1989: 34 complaints1990: 36 complaints1991: 59 complaints1992: 25 complaints1993: 18 complaints1994: 15 complaints1995: 31 complaints1996: 17 complaints1997: 24 complaints1998: 29 complaints1999: 22 complaints2000: 57 complaints2001: 36 complaints2002: 40 complaints2003: 26 complaints2004: 38 complaints2005: 28 complaints2006: 7 complaints2007: 22 complaints2008: 21 complaints2009: 8 complaints2010: 9 complaints2011: 3 complaints2012: 7 complaints2013: 4 complaints2014: 5 complaints2015: 3 complaints2016: 4 complaints2017: 12 complaints2018: 28 complaints2019: 7 complaints2020: 7 complaints2021: 6 complaints2023: 2 complaints2024: 1 complaints2025: 3 complaints
Accord seat belts complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many seat belts complaints does the 1997 Honda Accord have?

NHTSA has 24 complaints about the 1997 Honda Accord seat belts — 4% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.