NHTSA Complaint #11051294 — 2017 HONDA PILOT

I JUST BOUGHT A NEW PILOT AFTER OWING A 2011 FOR 6 YEARS. I NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH MY 2011 PILOT SEAT BELTS. ON THE 2017 PILOT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT APPEARS TO BE SEVERAL INCHES SHORTER THAN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THE SEAT TO AN OPTIMAL POSITION BECAUSE IT TRAPS ME IN TOO TIGHTLY IF I MOVE THE SEAT FORWARD OR RAISE IT HIGHER. I AM A SHORTER PERSON AND I'M NOT ABLE TO POSITION MYSELF COMFORTABLY DUE TO THE SHORTER SEAT BELT. INSTEAD I AM FORCED TO SIT LOWER AND ALL THE WAY BACK. HOW IS THIS SAFE?I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR, WHERE THE PASSENGER'S IS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT, WHICH MAKES THAT SEAT BELT HAVE LOTS OF EXTRA ROOM. THE DEALER SAID I NEED TO PURCHASE AN EXTENDER SINCE THERE IS NO FIX TO THIS PROBLEM, AS "IT IS A DESIGN FLAW". I DON'T FEEL THIS IS A SAFE OPTION. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE THE SEAT BELT WITHOUT NEEDING AN EXTENDER. THE SAFETY RATING OF THE CAR IS BASED ON USING THE STANDARD SEAT BELT, NOT AN EXTENDER. PLEASE HAVE THIS ISSUE RECALLED SO THEY CAN EITHER INSTALL A LONGER SEAT BELT OR THEY NEED TO MOVE THE SEAT BELT MOUNTING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. (A LONGER SEAT BELT WOULD BE AN EASIER AND LESS COSTLY OPTION, IN MY OPINION.) THANK YOU.