2000 Honda S2000 recall: seat belt
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Under certain conditions, the seat belt retractor CAN deform and cause complete or frequent locking of the retractor. As a result, the seat belts cannot be pulled out of the retractor and cannot be used.
💥 The risk
In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained, increasing the risk of personal injury or death.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the seat belt actuator assembly.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V316000
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
- Vehicles affected
- 9,147
- Component
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
- Owner phone
- 1-800-999-1009
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 23, 2000
- Built
- Jun 8, 1999 – Aug 25, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin during october 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact honda at 1-800-999-1009.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).