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2023 HONDA ACCORD — SEAT BELTS

firecrash · 2237220 · 2026-08-19

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2023
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
SEAT BELTS
Miles at failure
50,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owns a 2023 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, smoke started coming from underneath the front driver’s side seat. The contact looked down and became aware that the front driver’s side seat belt anchor had caught fire. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle had been involved in a crash prior to the fire, and the front passenger’s side of the vehicle had crashed into rear left door of another vehicle. No injuries were sustained, and no medical attention was needed. The contact exited the vehicle and contacted the local Fire Department. The Fire Department arrived on the scene and extinguished the fire. A Police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11758095
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown