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2004 Honda Civic seat belts problems

The 2004 Honda Civic has 20 seat belts complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

20

Seat Belts complaints

5%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Seat Belts complaints by year

Civic seat belts complaints by model year51 complaints1983: 1 complaints1985: 5 complaints1986: 14 complaints1987: 21 complaints1988: 10 complaints1989: 19 complaints1990: 34 complaints1991: 42 complaints1992: 9 complaints1993: 12 complaints1994: 10 complaints1995: 16 complaints1996: 7 complaints1997: 13 complaints1998: 10 complaints1999: 9 complaints2000: 14 complaints2001: 41 complaints2002: 51 complaints2003: 20 complaints2004: 20 complaints2005: 19 complaints2006: 16 complaints2007: 16 complaints2008: 9 complaints2009: 5 complaints2010: 8 complaints2011: 7 complaints2012: 14 complaints2013: 5 complaints2014: 3 complaints2015: 5 complaints2016: 4 complaints2017: 5 complaints2018: 3 complaints2019: 4 complaints2020: 1 complaints2021: 1 complaints2022: 4 complaints2023: 3 complaints2024: 2 complaints2025: 1 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Civic seat belts complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

04V550000Seat BeltsNovember 18, 2004 · 416 units

Defect

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SOME FRONT SEAT BELT ANCHORS MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED WITH AN INCORRECT WASHER, WHICH COULD RESTRICT ANCHOR MOVEMENT. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT BELT MAY BE IMPROPERLY POSITIONED FOR CERTAIN OCCUPANTS.

Consequence

AN IMPROPERLY POSITIONED BELT COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT SEAT BELT ANCHORS FOR RESTRICTED MOVEMENT. IF AN ANCHOR DOES NOT ROTATE FREELY, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE WASHER WITH A COUNTERMEASURE WASHER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 24, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.

Common questions

How many seat belts complaints does the 2004 Honda Civic have?

NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 2004 Honda Civic seat belts — 5% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2004 Honda Civic seat belts?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the seat belts: 04V550000.

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.