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1989 Mazda 626 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.
12
Latest Oct 23, 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.
29%
of 42 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.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1989 Mazda 626 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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 23, 1998

DRIVERS MOTORBELT FAILED.

NHTSA ID
542231
Seat belts
Filed Feb 7, 1997

MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESS FAILURES.

NHTSA ID
546644
Seat belts
Filed May 20, 1996

PASSENAGER AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT GET STUCK IN ALL TYPES OF POSITION, RESULTING IN FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
984690
Incident
Oct 19, 1990
Seat belts
Filed May 7, 1996

FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK

NHTSA ID
984199
Incident
Jan 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 14, 1995

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR INTERMITTENTLY GET LOCK IN CLOSED POSITION, LOCKING DRIVER AND PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. TT

NHTSA ID
966842
Incident
May 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 25, 1995

DRIVER'S MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESS INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONS, WON'T RELEASE, MUST DISENGAGE FROM CLOSED POSITION MANUALLY. TT

NHTSA ID
965877
Seat belts
Filed May 15, 1995

SEAT BELT FAILURE, UNABLE TO LATCH. TT

NHTSA ID
965353
Incident
Apr 15, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 12, 1995

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT ALWAYS RETRACT, RESULTING IN LOCKUP. TT

NHTSA ID
965266
Incident
Jan 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed May 10, 1995

EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF DRIVER'S MOTORIZED SEAT BELT, WON'T GO UP ONCE DOOR OPENS, MUST OPERATE MANUALLY. TT

NHTSA ID
965071
Incident
May 10, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 9, 1995

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DON'T RETRACT WITH DOOR. TT

NHTSA ID
965027
Incident
Jan 8, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 14, 1995
Crash reported

HAD AN ACCIDENT, REAR SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN. TT

NHTSA ID
963783
Incident
Apr 12, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Mar 24, 1995

DRIVER SEATBELT RETRACTOR DO NOT RETRACT. TT

NHTSA ID
962544
Incident
Jan 1, 1995

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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