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Honda Accord Seats Safety Report | July 08, 2013
Reported on July 08, 2013
| I BOUGHT A 2013 HONDA ACCORD KNOWING THAT THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE HEADREST ISSUE, BUT BRIEF TEST DRIVES PRIOR TO PURCHASE DON'T FULLY REVEAL THE EXTENT TO WHICH THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT.. AN ACURA (ALSO MADE BY HONDA) DEALER EVEN TOLD ME THAT ACURA HAD HAD THESE SAME COMPLAINTS FOR SEVERAL YEARS, BUT MODIFIED THE HEADREST DESIGN IN THE 2013 MODELS TO CORRECT THE FLAW. HONDA HAS NOT DONE THIS YET, THOUGH, IN HONDA MODELS. I TEST DROVE MANY OTHER MANUFACTURERS' CARS AND THEY COMPLY WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS WITHOUT SUCH AN OBVIOUS DESIGN PROBLEM I'M 5'4 AND SIT UP STRAIGHT WHEN DRIVING, WHICH MEANS THE HEAD RESTRAINT CONTINUALLY BUMPS OR POKES THE BACK OF MY HEAD WHILE PROVIDING NO BACK SUPPORT AT ALL--WHICH IS ITSELF A SAFETY DEFECT IN A CRASH. SO IS THE FACT THAT IT PUSHES MY HEAD SO FAR FORWARD THAT IT IMPEDES GOOD VISIBILITY WHEN I TURN MY HEAD TO LOOK BACK OVER MY RIGHT SHOULDER. SLUMPING CAUSES BACK, SHOULDER AND NECK PAIN, UNTENABLE ON A ROAD TRIP AND ALSO IMPEDES VISIBILITY. EARLIER MODEL HEAD-RESTRAINTS THAT DON'T HAVE THIS ISSUE WON'T FIT DUE TO DIFFERENT CENTER-TO-CENTER POST MEASUREMENTS, SO THERE ARE NO AVAILABLE PARTS TO REPLACE THE EXISTING RESTRAINT (I TRIED -- EVEN WITH ONE IN MY OLDER ACURA). I HAVE READ ONLINE FORUMS IN WHICH DESPERATE HONDA DRIVERS DESCRIBE BENDING THE POSTS OR MAKING OTHER MODIFICATIONS TO RELIEVE THEIR PAIN WHILE DRIVING. THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO AND THIS COULD JEOPARDIZE THEIR SAFETY. PLEASE MAKE HONDA MODIFY THIS DESIGN. I'D GLADLY PURCHASE ANOTHER HEADREST THAT DOESN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE, IF THEY MAKE ONE IN 2014 (WITH THE SAME DISTANCE BETWEEN POSTS AS THE 2013 ACCORDS). OR MAKE IT A RECALL ISSUE--ENOUGH HONDA OWNERS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT IT TO JUSTIFY THAT STATUS. *TR | |
| Make: | Honda |
| Model: | Accord |
| Manufactured by: | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | LOS ANGELES CA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 25 miles. |
| Speed: | 25 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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