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1989 Mazda 323 Seat belts Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Seat belts reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
23
Latest Oct 30, 1998
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
61%
of 38 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1989 Mazda 323 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 23 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming seat belt

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Seat belts
Filed Oct 30, 1998

CONSUMER HAS A VEHCLE WHERE NEITHER ONE OF THE REAR RESTRAINT BELTS WORK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
829824
Incident
Oct 18, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Aug 30, 1996

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKS UP WHEN TRYING TO RETRACT IT BACK MANUALLY . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

NHTSA ID
801696
Seat belts
Filed Apr 1, 1996

DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAME UNBUCKLED WHEN HIT FROM BEHIND, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER. *DSH

NHTSA ID
503038
Incident
Apr 29, 1993
Seat belts
Filed Nov 30, 1995

#EA95-005 THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ARE BROKEN. TT THE DEALER STATES THAT NO DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE REGARDING A RECALL, HOWEVER THERE IS A RECALL, 95V103005. *SLC

NHTSA ID
975790
Incident
Jul 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Oct 23, 1995

#95V103005 THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE. TT

NHTSA ID
973765
Seat belts
Filed Oct 18, 1995

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT BUCKLE DOES NOT LATCH AND IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
973516
Incident
Oct 16, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 22, 1995

VEHICLES DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FEMALE PORTION BROKE. TT

NHTSA ID
970855
Seat belts
Filed Jul 11, 1995

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE . *AK

NHTSA ID
968624
Incident
Feb 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 27, 1995

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE COME LOOSE WHEN LOCK. TT

NHTSA ID
967955
Seat belts
Filed May 15, 1995

DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT CATCH; WHEN ENGAGED, WILL DISENGAGE WITH SLIGHT MOVEMENT. TT

NHTSA ID
965317
Incident
May 15, 1994
Seat belts
Filed May 4, 1995

SEAT BELT BUCKLE HAD TO BE REPLACED ON DRIVERS SIDE. TT

NHTSA ID
964836
Incident
May 4, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 1, 1995

FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT WILL NOT PROPERLY LATCH OR UNLATCH FOR USE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
964568
Incident
May 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 1, 1995

DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE, BUCKLE INOPERATIVE, REPLACED BUCKLE. TT

NHTSA ID
964565
Incident
Jan 1, 1993
Seat belts
Filed Apr 19, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BROAD SIDE A CAR THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAINT ME ON IMPACT CAR WAS TOTALED. TT

NHTSA ID
964002
Incident
Jun 24, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Apr 19, 1995

PASSENGER SEATBELT WILL NOT GO INTO THE BUCKLE. TT

NHTSA ID
963991
Incident
Nov 4, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Apr 17, 1995

A PEICE OF THE RED RELEASE BUTTON HAS BROKEN OFF AND FALLEN INTO THE LATCH WELL, CAUSING THE BELT TO BE INOPERATIVE.(MODEL SK-521). TT

NHTSA ID
963906
Incident
Apr 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 14, 1995

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BUCKLE IS BROKEN. TT

NHTSA ID
963813
Incident
Jan 1, 1993
Seat belts
Filed Mar 21, 1995

DRIVER SLIDER SEAT BELT FAILED, UNABLE TO LATCH SEAT BELT. TT

NHTSA ID
962336
Incident
Mar 21, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Mar 8, 1995

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE SOMETIME IT HARD TO GET THE BELT LOOSE. TT

NHTSA ID
961641
Incident
Feb 6, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Mar 1, 1995

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT ALWAYS BUCKLE, AND WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

NHTSA ID
960870
Seat belts
Filed Feb 23, 1995

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED DUE A FAULTY LATCH PLASTIC BROKE INSIDE THE LATCH

NHTSA ID
960444
Incident
Jan 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Feb 21, 1995

THE DRIVER SIDE LATCHES HARD TO UNLATCH BUT PASSENGER SIDE WON'T LATCH AT ALL. TT

NHTSA ID
960311
Incident
Dec 12, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Jan 3, 1995

PLASTIC GUIDE IN SEAT BELT LATCH BROKE, MAKING IT HARD TO LATCH SEAT BELT.(95V103005) *DSH

NHTSA ID
490988
Incident
Dec 1, 1994

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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