– Honda Pilot rear seat belt warning systems are under investigation after 2023-2024 Honda Pilot owners complained about false warnings.
More than 142,500 Honda pilots are involved in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s investigation after complaints of both false positive and false negative rear seat belt warnings.
NHTSA calls it an “inaccurate rear seat belt warning status.”
Making matters worse, safety regulators say pilot owners are complaining that incorrect information about the status of rear seat belts is being displayed on both the second and third row seats. This causes Honda Pilot drivers to ignore rear seat belt warnings.
Honda Pilot drivers or front-seat passengers may be able to turn around and see if a second-row occupant is actually wearing their seat belt, but trying to see the occupants in the third-row seats may be impossible.
Any inaccurate information could lead a pilot driver to believe the occupants are secured in the backseat when they are not.
From September 1, 2026, all new vehicles must meet “enhanced” front seat belt warning system requirements. But from September 1, 2027, all new vehicles must be equipped with rear seat belt warning systems. However, automakers can start offering the new systems before those deadlines, as Honda did.
The new rear seat belt warning systems will hopefully not become a source of constant recalls and repairs, similar to rear-view camera systems that the government has forced car manufacturers to offer as standard equipment in new vehicles since May 1, 2018.
CarComplaints.com will update our website with the results of the Honda Pilot survey on rear seat belt warnings.
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