# Locking seat belts **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** civic, honda\ **Created:** [April 5, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/locking-seat-belts/63364 "2011-04-05T00:54:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![crserina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@crserina](https://community.cartalk.com/u/crserina)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/locking-seat-belts/63364/1 "2011-04-05T00:54:42Z")
My 2005 Honda Civic’s back seat seat belt unlocked but would no release my passenger. We needed 2 police officers to assist my passenger to disengage from the locked seat belt. Is there a way of releasing the belt? ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/locking-seat-belts/63364/2 "2011-04-05T01:00:23Z")
What did the police officers do? ---
**Author:** ![crserina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@crserina](https://community.cartalk.com/u/crserina)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/locking-seat-belts/63364/3 "2011-04-05T01:04:12Z")
The police officers were, with great difficulty, able to slide my friend under the seatbelt. They could not release it, either. We left the car, and when we returned the belt was working properly. Of course no one wanted to use it, for fear of it happening again. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/locking-seat-belts/63364/4 "2011-04-05T01:53:35Z")
Get the mechanism replaced, something must be broken inside it. No reason to risk a problem. ---
**Author:** ![crserina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@crserina](https://community.cartalk.com/u/crserina)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/locking-seat-belts/63364/5 "2011-04-05T02:05:05Z")
Thank You. crserina ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/locking-seat-belts/63364/6 "2011-04-05T12:12:50Z")
I do remember a recall on certain model Hondas for this exact problem. Give the service dept at a Honda dealership a call, provide your VIN, and ask them if there are any active recalls on your car. With any luck, you will find that your car is eligible for free repair of the rear seatbelt retractor mechanism. ---
**Author:** ![mshugna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@mshugna](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mshugna)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/locking-seat-belts/63364/7 "2011-04-05T12:25:30Z")
why did you call the police? ---
**Author:** ![crserina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@crserina](https://community.cartalk.com/u/crserina)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/locking-seat-belts/63364/8 "2011-04-05T21:10:22Z")
We didn’t, they just happened to be in the same parking lot. If they hadn’t helped us, we would have had to cut the seat belt. ---
**Author:** ![crserina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@crserina](https://community.cartalk.com/u/crserina)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/locking-seat-belts/63364/9 "2011-04-05T21:12:33Z")
Thank you, I did not realize they had a recall. Will call them in the morning.