Acura Rdx, Honda Accord, Honda Accord Hybrid, Honda Cr-V, Honda Insight, Honda Odyssey, model years 2017 to 2020. Filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) and reported to NHTSA on 9 March 2023. 448,613 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says 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 …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 23V158 cover?
- Acura RDX, Honda Accord, Honda Accord Hybrid, Honda Cr-V, Honda Insight, Honda Odyssey, model years 2017-2020.
- What is wrong with them?
- 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.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- An unlatched seat belt cannot properly restrain the seat occupant during a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. 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.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “An unlatched seat belt cannot properly restrain the seat occupant during a crash, increasing their risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 23V158 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| System at fault | Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly |
| Reported to NHTSA | 9 March 2023 |
| Model years | 2017-2020 |
| Vehicles named | ACURA RDX, HONDA ACCORD, HONDA ACCORD HYBRID, HONDA CR-V, HONDA INSIGHT, HONDA ODYSSEY |
What the notice says today
The consequence
An unlatched seat belt cannot properly restrain the seat occupant during a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
The 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.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 451 notices in the record whose component field names seat belts. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 48 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Acura RDX recalls: 15 US campaigns
- Honda Accord recalls: 33 US campaigns
- Honda Accord Hybrid recalls: 15 US campaigns
- Honda CR-V recalls: 39 US campaigns
- Honda Insight recalls: 21 US campaigns
- Honda Odyssey recalls: 32 US campaigns
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CarsMultiverse, recall 23V158, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v158/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- 26V366: 2023-2026 CR-V Hybrid, Accord Hybrid, and 2025-2026 CR-V Fuel Cell EV
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- 26V306: 2024-2025 Honda Prologue and 2024 Acura ZDX
- 26V227: 2018-2022 Odyssey
- 26V194: 2025 CB1000SP motorcycles
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