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Originally Posted by CKN
There is no federal law stating the car makers need to fix their seat belts-NONE. It just needs to meet safety standards when new. AS far as bad press-they all get that every time they announce a recall. Currently it's the airbag thing........It's a '04 Honda-with what -at least 200,00 miles on it. Personally-I think carting around a family in a 200,000 mile mini van IS A LIABILITY.
You're absolutely right! No federal warranty exists requiring repairs for seat belts. Do you want an award?
There is however, a law on the books that says if you warrant something, you have to stand behind it, so long as certain conditions (in the case of a limited warranty) are met. I read the all the fine print and I believe my issue easily meets said conditions (not cosmetic, not abused, accidental damage, etc.) Now if the dealer wanted to have a discussion about how the belt came to be in the condition it is (perhaps they think I snagged it on something, for example) that would be one thing. But to say nope, no warranty, umm I mean the miles are too high, on second thought err it's limited warranty, we just won't cover it-- that's not acceptable to me. You might think my car is an old raggety deathtrap, good for you.
But that notion has no relevance at all to the issue at hand.
Honda opted to include a lifetime seat belt warranty for their US cars. I think that's great of them and a nice gesture in the name of safety. That said, no manufacturer can arbitrarily opt out of their own warranty simply because they think the car is too old, it doesn't work that way.
There is no federal law stating the car makers need to fix their seat belts-NONE. It just needs to meet safety standards when new. AS far as bad press-they all get that every time they announce a recall. Currently it's the airbag thing........It's a '04 Honda-with what -at least 200,00 miles on it. Personally-I think carting around a family in a 200,000 mile mini van IS A LIABILITY.
You're absolutely right! No federal warranty exists requiring repairs for seat belts. Do you want an award?
There is however, a law on the books that says if you warrant something, you have to stand behind it, so long as certain conditions (in the case of a limited warranty) are met. I read the all the fine print and I believe my issue easily meets said conditions (not cosmetic, not abused, accidental damage, etc.) Now if the dealer wanted to have a discussion about how the belt came to be in the condition it is (perhaps they think I snagged it on something, for example) that would be one thing. But to say nope, no warranty, umm I mean the miles are too high, on second thought err it's limited warranty, we just won't cover it-- that's not acceptable to me. You might think my car is an old raggety deathtrap, good for you.
Honda opted to include a lifetime seat belt warranty for their US cars. I think that's great of them and a nice gesture in the name of safety. That said, no manufacturer can arbitrarily opt out of their own warranty simply because they think the car is too old, it doesn't work that way.