This is my first time on the forum and would appreciate someones help. My airbag light is on continually and it has been diagnosed as the drivers side seat belt buckle.

To save costs, I purchased a used one and wondering about removal/replacement. Do I have to remove the drivers seat in order to do this repair? Any other guidance would be appreciated! Thank you!

 

Honda will sometimes cover any seat belt issues as long as you do not get a dealer that will try to gouge you. Do some research on seat belt issues with hondas. Honda is known to have lifetime replacement on SRS parts.

 

Thanks, I'm in Kingston Ontario Canada and dealer said this is an electrical issue with the buckle, therefore not covered. UGH.

 

do you happen to be able to take it to another dealer to get a 2nd opinion? I cant find any tsb about this for you to reference but I have replaced many srs parts like this under the lifetime srs warranty.

 

Lifetime warranty does not apply to canadian vehicles.

 

dang, that really sucks! :twisted:

 

Threads merged. One thread per topic, please.

 

Can anyone PLEASE help & Advise about replacing the drivers side seat belt buckle? Does the seat have to be removed? ANY advice would be welcome! Thanks everyone!

 

You're not going to get an answer by creating a third thread on the same topic, 05EllieOwner. Threads merged. If I have to do this again, you get a time-out.

Service manual:
H&A
Helm Inc.

http://www.yellowpages.ca/search/si/1/mechanic/kingston, on

 

VERY sorry! I'm still trying to get the hang of this site, but point taken and appreciated. Won't happen again.

 

This assumes you are replacing the female buckle and not the belt and retractor assembly. Service info states to remove the driver's seat because the electrical harnesses and connectors for the seat belts and air bags secured to the bottom of the seat. Whether you can release the connectors with the seat in place I do not know. The connector for the seat belt buckle is gray in color and has three wires.

The seat trim on the right side must be removed as well. The battery should be disconnected prior to any work being done. Before going to all the trouble I would connect the used buckle you wish to use and see if it corrects the problem.

 

Awesome advice and illustration. Thanks so much Rustedwrench!

 

My local dealer has already replaced the passenger buckle twice in the past 3 years. Sure enough, the light is on again so at some point they'll be getting the car back.

Each time takes about an hour and no charge.

 

Again, OP is in Canada, not the U.S.

Not that you could tell by the user profile.

 

SRS / Seat Belt Buckle

My SRS Light came on @ ~155K mi.....same exact issue with the seat belt. Took it to music city honda.....$0 charge.

 

Ancient thread, but I had same issue on my 04 Element DX. SRS light on, would not reset. I removed the casing from the buckle (Torx anti-tamper screws). There is a little electrical switch with a shiny mechanical arm. Mine was clogged with a cat furball and assorted debris. Cleaned that out and now it works. reset light and I am all set. I thought it was important to fix as I read that when the SRS light is on, the entire system is disabled.