Seat belts are a basic but critical part of driving safety, so when they don’t work, it’s a rightfully big deal. Such is the case for Honda in a new recall that aims to fix a manufacturing ...

Your seat belt is in the wrong place. Everybody’s is, but supplier ZF says it can help. At issue: comfort vs. convenience. The best place to put the buckle so it’s easy to reach is not the ...

Seat belts. For the vast majority of us, putting on a seat belt when entering the car is second nature. But for some, unfortunately, the act remains optional — and that’s leading to fatal results. In ...

When a car's seat belt fails to latch properly, drivers and passengers are more likely to be injured or die in a crash. Honda is recalling nearly 450,000 vehicles. AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File ...

More about seat belt safety. Failure to buckle up continues to play a large role in crash deaths. In 2022, only half of those in the front seat and a quarter of those in back were belted during ...

Although federal guidelines require car manufacturers to make seat belt systems that can fit men who weigh up to 215 pounds, many companies operating in the U.S. exceed that figure.

Far be it for mere plebes like us to tell the world's movers and shakers how to spend their hard earned/inherited stacks. But, come on, this is a belt buckle that costs $84,000. It doesn't get ...

So for what you'd spend on the belt buckle, you could have both cars, with something shy of $10,000 left over for gas. In the ultra-luxury market, such an indulgence is far from unusual, though.

Mercedes-Benz has developed an active seat-belt buckle that not only emerges from the upholstery to make finding the buckle easier, but also improves safety by reducing the belt slack once the ...