The 1993 Honda Accord has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 45,958 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 222 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SEAT BELTS93V0560001993-04-2245,958 affected
Defect
THE REAR OUTSIDE SEATING POSITION SAFETY BELTS MAY LOCK UP AT ANGLES OTHER THAN THOSE REQUIRED BY FMVSS 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES". THIS DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD.
Consequence
NON-CONFORMING SAFETY BELTS CAUSE AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
Remedy
REPLACE THE SENSOR IN THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR.
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
26
23crashes17injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
17
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
16
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
15
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
10
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
9
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
8
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
7
4crashes1injuries
AIR BAGS
6
3crashes3injuries
TIRES
5
1crashes1injuries
Total complaints222
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Bridgestone ecopia tire - within a year from the data of manufacture of the tire, a bubble accrued on the passenger rear tire, upon careful inspection of tire the condition appears to be due to manufacturing defect as no abrasions or surface damage was found.”
“Used engine keeps failing also bad mechanics in the area including honda dealership over priced features for repairs. Always idling too high with no check engine light or proper emissions explaining oil light reasons? *tr”
“Used engine keeps failing also bad mechanics in the area including honda dealership over priced features for repairs. Always idling too high with no check engine light or proper emissions explaining oil light reasons? *tr”
“Used engine keeps failing also bad mechanics in the area including honda dealership over priced features for repairs. Always idling too high with no check engine light or proper emissions explaining oil light reasons? *tr”
“Was my vehicle in a police operation in the past and giving back in return? *tr”
“In several separate incidents, while driving at over 60mph on busy highway, the car engine suddenly cut out and went dead, and would not restart. The situations all required trying to coast to a safe place on the road shoulder, steering with no power assist, braking with no power assist, and…”
“In several separate incidents, while driving at over 60mph on busy highway, the car engine suddenly cut out and went dead, and would not restart. The situations all required trying to coast to a safe place on the road shoulder, steering with no power assist, braking with no power assist, and…”
“I was able to pull over without power steering/brakes the emergency flasher and turn signal also didn't work I had no dash lights with the key on after several minutes the dash lights came on when I turned the key and everything worked again since then it has lost power but only for a half second…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1993 Honda Accord as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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