The problem is not a failure. The problem is that rear seatbelts are not long enough to go around my wife or myself when wearing a winter coat. We contacted Honda to see if they could provide a seatbelt extender. They said that they do not provide or recommend the use of seatbelt extenders. We had seatbelt extenders for a previously owned Volvo that had front seatbelts that did not go around my wife. The did not go around my wife because my wife is 5 feet 2 inches tall and she had to keep the front seat forward. While Volvo also did not recommend the use of seatbelt extenders, they provided them as they were better than using no seatbelt. We would argue that a longer seatbelt or seatbelt extenders are a safer alternative to not using seatbelts. We also belive that it is the responsibility of the manufacturer to provide a seatbelt or extenders that would make the car safe. However, a reasonable cost to make the back seatbelts more usable would not be objectionable.

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA