Three problems related to front seat belt retractor have been reported for the 2001 Honda Civic. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Honda Civic based on all problems reported for the 2001 Civic.
After being involved in an accident whereby the front end of the vehicle rear ended another at approximately 40 mph. The passenger side air bag deployed, the driver side did not. The seat belt retractor gave way and the consumers body was thrown forward.
Driver airbag did not deploy when car crashed into ditch. The driver seatbelt locked properly but did not retract to prevent the driver from flailing from the second impact. The driver was the only occupant of the car.
6 year old child became entangled in rear center shoulder belt (unfastened). Belt retracted in the process constricting the child's abdomen. Mother could not free child due to locking mechanism built into seat belt. Auto dealership and police officer came to scene and could not free child from the belt. Belt constricted to the point that the child was unable to breath. Belt was cut freeing the child.