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1989 Mazda MX6 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.
16
Latest Jul 15, 1999
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.
57%
of 28 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.
0
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 MX6 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 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 Jul 15, 1999

THE SAFETY BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT BACK INTO THE HOLDER, LEAVING THE BELT USELESS. I WONDERED IF THIS WOULD BE A RECALL OR IF I NEED TO HAVE IT SERVICED. THANKS. *AK

NHTSA ID
708650
Incident
Mar 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Mar 21, 1997

NO PARTS. THE DEALER HAS NOT ORDERED THE PARTS SINCE THE CONSUMER INITIALLY CALLED ON MARCH 3, 1997. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
810287
Seat belts
Filed Mar 12, 1997

WHEN RELEASING THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT, THE SEAT BELT DOES RETRACT INTO THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM. *AK

NHTSA ID
809878
Seat belts
Filed Jan 30, 1997

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEAT RESTRAINT: ADJUSTABLE BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TOMOVE UP AND DOWN/BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS . *AK

NHTSA ID
808366
EngineSeat belts
Filed Sep 13, 1996

THE MANUFACTURER (MAZDA) REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPAIR OF SEAT BELT THAT THE OWNER REPLACED (DEFECTIVE), THE ITEM WAS RECALLED AFTER REPAIR ORDER WAS COMPLETE.

NHTSA ID
508644
Incident
Jan 10, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Dec 18, 1995

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WHEN BROKE IT WAS HARD TO USE LOCKING THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE . TT

NHTSA ID
976736
Seat belts
Filed Dec 7, 1995

SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK INTO BUCKLE. *SD

NHTSA ID
490601
Incident
Mar 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 13, 1995

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. TT

NHTSA ID
966729
Incident
Jun 12, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 25, 1995

DRIVERS SIDE , BACK, AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS DO NOT WORK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
964319
Incident
Nov 21, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Apr 18, 1995

DRIVERS SIDE PLASTIC TAB TO RELEASE FASTNER MECHANISM CRACKED. RENDERING BUCKLE INOPERATIVE. TT

NHTSA ID
963917
Incident
Jul 18, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Mar 30, 1995

DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. RENDERING IT INOPERATIVE. TT

NHTSA ID
962802
Incident
Mar 30, 1993
Seat belts
Filed Mar 14, 1995

SEAT BELT FAILURE. TT

NHTSA ID
962023
Incident
Aug 10, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Mar 10, 1995

FRAGMENTS ON INSIDE BUCKLE BROKE ON DRIVERS SEAT. RENDERING SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE. TT

NHTSA ID
961698
Incident
Dec 10, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Mar 1, 1995

DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE COMES LOOSE OCCASIONLY. TT

NHTSA ID
960872
Incident
Feb 3, 1994
Body & structureSeat belts
Filed Feb 22, 1995

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE OFF COMPLETELY; PASSENGER SIDE IS HARD TO LATCH AND HARD TO UNLATCH. TT

NHTSA ID
960399
Incident
Dec 12, 1994
Body & structureEngineSeat belts
Filed Feb 19, 1995

SUNVISOR WON'T STAY IN POSITION.

NHTSA ID
481582
Incident
Jan 10, 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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