On 9 Jan 2006 19:55:32 -0800, "Ashish" <ashunidhi@gmail.com> wrote:

>Hi,
> I have a Honda accord 1999 EX 4 Door model. I bought this car from a
>friend who was relocating from NJ. The car was working perfectly fine
>but from past few weeks , i have noticed that even after pushing the
>driver seat belt into buckle, sometime the indicator on control panel
>shows "the seat belt is not fastened - indicator". I initially thought
>it to be an indicator issue but after some chekcs found that when small
>pressure is applied on the belt/ buckle linkage e.g. the belt is pulled
>a little - the indicator turns on. Iam surprised and little scared.
>Does it mean that in the case of crash, the seat belts are not going to
>tighten as the indicator might be ON suggesting that seat belt is not
>even fastened. my understanding is that in case of Non fastened seat
>belts, the seat belts do not tighten on crash.
>
>I do not know how to get it replaced. The local pep shop boys does not
>carry the seat buckle. Is there anyother place i can source it, does
>any one know how to replace it?

How about your local Honda dealer?