My 04 has started doing this recently. Looks like it'll be making a trip to the dealer! Thanks for the info, OP!

 

MY00 cars have an official, NHTSA safety recall on the seatbelts. There is no mileage restriction on such recalls.

 

Pretty sure every manufacturer does this its just not well known they don't want people to know about it

 

nope...honda is one of the few that do this....

 

I think I've said this a few times, but I took my '89 Civic Si to the local Honda dealership and had the front belts replaced @ 200k for free. The belts were almost 20 years old and fraying on the edges. The service department didn't even bat an eye.

To top it all off I had Momo Start seats and was so heavily modified that the only factory-original item was the shell/glass.

Honda's commitment to safety (or at least not getting sued) FTW!

 

I still can't get my passenger seat belt to untwist. Previous owner had twisted the buckle that slides on the belt 180 degrees. blah

 

so...not retracting would be considered not retracting at all? or slowly retracting...because mine is super slow, i sort of have to help it in.

 

wow, so they would do it on all hondas, whatever year, however many miles???

this is so cool, why have i never heard of this???

 

This is a different situation-- there was a recall on some early VIN MY00s because the top, when in the down position, would rub against the passenger's seatbelt causing it not to work properly. The fix was a new top

 

It wasn't the top - it was the boot cover.