Every recall campaign and owner complaint the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration holds for the 1992 Honda Accord. Nothing on this page is written from memory — it is all imported from NHTSA's public database.
2 recall campaigns filed by Honda for the 1992 Accord, newest first.
| Campaign | Component | What the recall says |
|---|---|---|
| 93V056000 1993-04-22 |
Seat Belts Front Anchorage |
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.
Risk: NON-CONFORMING SAFETY BELTS CAUSE AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT. Fix: REPLACE THE SENSOR IN THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. |
| 91V185000 1991-10-22 |
Seat Belts Front Anchorage |
THE LEFT AND RIGHT SEAT SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE. SOME LEFT SEAT SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE INSTALLED ON THE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR.
Risk: A SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLY INSTALLED ON THE WRONG SIDE OFTHE CAR CAN NOT BE PULLED OUT OF THE RETRACTOR BECAUSE OF THE MOUNTING ANGLE,MAKING THE SAFETY BELT UNUSABLE, AND THE SEAT OCCUPANT OF AN UNUSABLE SEAT BELTWOULD BE EXPOSED TO INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT. Fix: INSTALL CORRECT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES ON THE CORRECT SIDE OF THE CAR. |
Summaries are quoted verbatim from NHTSA's official campaign records. A single campaign often covers dozens of model years and several nameplates, so a summary may name vehicles other than the 1992 Accord — that is normal. Every record listed here carries this vehicle's own make, model and model year in NHTSA's database. Whether a recall is still open on a particular car can only be determined by VIN.
230 owner complaints on file with NHTSA for the 1992 Accord, grouped by the component owners reported. Counts reflect how many owners complained, not how often the fault actually occurs.
| Reported component | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags 30 crash, 24 injured, 1 fatal |
35 | |
| Power Train | 25 | |
| Seat Belts 6 crash, 8 injured, 1 fatal |
24 | |
| Structure 3 injured |
21 | |
| Electrical System 2 fire |
18 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic 3 crash |
16 | |
| Tires 1 crash, 1 injured |
15 | |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 15 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control 5 crash, 4 injured |
12 | |
| Visibility | 8 | |
| Steering | 6 | |
| Unknown Or Other | 6 |
A complaint is an unverified owner report. It is a signal about where to look, not proof of a defect.
Verbatim excerpts from NHTSA complaint filings on this model year. These are the owners' own words, not our diagnosis, and each one is a single unverified report.
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE THAT HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY WASNT ABLE TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO HER VEHICLE LEFT SIDE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TURNED SEVERAL TIMES THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT CRASHED HEAD INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE FRONT END, AND THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG DIDNT DEPLOYED. SHE RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, NECK, KNEE, AND BACK. THE POLICE REPORT INFORMATION, AND THE VIN, WASNT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 300,000. LI Crash reported
filed 09/04/2009 · ODI 10282880
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN MVC WITH EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE. *NM Crash reported
filed 09/21/2006 · ODI 10168880
THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE. IT MAKES A HORRIBLE NOISE LIKE SOMETHING IS FALLING OUT UNDER THE HOOD AND WILL GO INTO REVERSE AND ALL OTHE GEARS BUT NOT DRIVE.
filed 01/21/2016 · ODI 10821550
D4 LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR 10 MINUTES. TRANSMISSION HUNTS FOR GEARS AT CRUISING SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING, OFTEN LANDING NO GEAR, CAUSING A SCARY SCENARIO. A WEB SEARCH REVEALED THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS BY 1989 TO 1993 OWNERS OF THAT MODEL HONDA ACCORD WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS SUPPOSEDLY A FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. HONDA DEALERS HAVE NO SAFETY OR MAINTENANCE RECALL/BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE. THEY OFFER TO REPLACE THE TCM (GUESS THAT IS THE COMPUTER) FOR $570.00 PLUS LABOR! SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF THESE YEARS' MODELS WERE SOLD AND ARE ON THE ROAD. IF A CO
filed 10/14/2005 · ODI 10139662
FRONT LEFT SEAT BELT WAS BUCKLED IN, MAKING AUDIBLE CLICK, AND TURNING OFF INDICATOR LAMP ON DASH BOARD. WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT BELT POPPED OUT OF ITS LATCH. AT NO POINT DURING THE DRIVE DID ANY LAMP OR CHIME WARN THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT FULLY LATCHED. CAUSE FOR CONCERN, SEEING NUMEROUS OTHER REPORTS OF PEOPLE BEING INJURED OR KILLED BY SEAT BELTS OF THESE CARS FAILING IN CRASHES. *TR
filed 03/18/2014 · ODI 10573164
LAP/SHOULDER BELT SPRING TENSIONER FAILURE. *AK
filed 09/04/2001 · ODI 751632
PAINT CLEAR COAT PEELING MANUFACTURE DENIES FAULT. *TR
filed 06/23/2013 · ODI 10521320
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THROUGH BRISK WIND, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE DISENGAGED, CAUSING THE HOOD TO BREAK THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. *AK
filed 01/11/2005 · ODI 10107198
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Yes. NHTSA records 2 recall campaigns filed by Honda for the 1992 Accord. The most recent is campaign 93V056000, filed 1993-04-22, covering Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage.
The most-reported component is Air Bags with 35 of the 230 owner complaints on file, including 30 reports involving a crash. Complaint counts show where owners report trouble; they are not proof of a defect.
230 complaints with NHTSA for the 1992 Accord, spread across 31 reported component groups.
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