Seat belts
Filed May 1, 2006
1. AUTOMATIC/PASSIVE RESTRAINT BELT FOR DRIVERS SIDE HAD BEEN ACTING SLUGGISH E.G. BELT WOULD HESITATE WHEN OPENING/CLOSING DOOR BEFORE MOVING TO FULL OPEN/CLOSED POSITION. 2. BELT IS STUCK/FROZEN IN MIDWAY POSITION OF DOOR. DRIVER HAS NO ADEQUATE SHOULDER RESTRAINT IN EVENT OF COLLISION. 3. CONTACTED MAZDA MANUFACTURE BUT THEY STATE CAR VIN IS NOT IN U.S. DATABASE. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97V211000 THAT IDENTIFIES A PROBLEM WITH MAZDA VEHICLES 323 AND MX3 THAT USE THE IDENTICAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM. MY CAR WAS BUILT IN JAPAN, SHIPPED TO EUROPE AND PURCHASED NEW IN MONTHS, BELGIUM AS U.S. SPEC VEHICLE. THIS PUTS MY CAR IN A LIMBO STATUS OF IT IS A U.S. SPEC CAR BUT WAS SOLD IN EUROPE AND ISN'T COVERED BY A U.S. ONLY RECALL. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT IF CAR MANUFACTURERS ARE SELLING VEHICLES OVERSEAS TO U.S. MILITARY MEMBERS WHO BRING THE CARS BACK TO THE STATES THEN THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED COVER THOSE VINS AS WELL FOR SAFETY RECALLS ETC. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10156549
- Incident
- Apr 4, 2006
Seat belts
Filed Nov 23, 2003
DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE. THE CABLE HAS COME COMPLETELY OFF THE TRACK. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS INOPERABLE. *LA
- NHTSA ID
- 10047401
- Incident
- Apr 9, 2003
Seat belts
Filed Aug 11, 2003
DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE, IT CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE TRACK. SEAT BELT IS INOPERATIVE.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10033534
- Mileage
- 149,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed May 29, 2003
FRONT DRIVER SHOULDER RESTRAIN IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10021861
- Incident
- May 29, 2003
Seat belts
Filed May 29, 2003
CABLE THAT MOVES SHOULDER RESTRAINT BACK AND FORTH CAME OUT OF ITS TRACK CREATING A NOOSE ACROSS THE WINDOW SHOULDER BELT IS NOW INOPERABLE
- NHTSA ID
- 10020687
- Incident
- May 26, 2003
Seat belts
Filed Jun 20, 2002
PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS DISABLED IN FORWARD POSITION, LAYING ACROSS STEERING WHEEL. MAZDA CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE BELT HAS FAILED IN FORWARD POSITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8012224
Seat belts
Filed Mar 8, 2002
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER SEAT BELT FAILURE . *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 759127
- Incident
- Feb 20, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Aug 23, 2001
RAIL OF AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT HAS WORN OUT SUFFICIENTLY, CAUSING CABLE, WHICH RETRACTS THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, TO JAM IN RAIL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 894990
Seat belts
Filed Jun 27, 2001
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT WOULD JAM IN THE MIDDLE OF TRACK AND REMAIN IN THAT POSITION, LEAVING THE OCCUPANT WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST,. STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 891359
- Incident
- Jun 25, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Apr 4, 2001
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 743547
Seat belts
Filed Aug 14, 2000
SEATBELTS INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASH WILL GO OFF AND BEEP WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION, CAUSING A DISTRACTION . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 867693
Seat belts
Filed Jul 10, 2000
FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE MOTOR DRIVEN AND DO NOT WORK AND NEED TO BE RECALLED
- NHTSA ID
- 9001646
- Incident
- Jun 1, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Nov 16, 1999
WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION SEATBELT LIGHT WILL COME ON, ALERTING DRIVER THAT SEATBELTS ARE NOT ON CORRECTLY.CONSUMER HAS REPLACED SEATBELT ASSEMBLIES TWICE WITHIN 7 YEARS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 852930
Seat belts
Filed Sep 30, 1999
INTERMITTENTLY THE RESTRAINT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON AND OFF. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 849534
Seat belts
Filed Apr 15, 1999
SEAT BELT WARNING BELL GOES OFF AND ON CONTINUOUSLY WHILE CAR IS ON FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS
- NHTSA ID
- 705648
- Incident
- Sep 1, 1997
Driver assistanceSeat beltsTransmission
Filed Feb 17, 1999
TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE BEFORE DETERMINING THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR SWITCH WAS MALFUNCTIONING. TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN , 1 MONTH AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AND HAD TO BE REBUILT. SEAT BELT LIGHT BEEPS AND GOES ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 703426
- Incident
- Jun 10, 1992
Seat belts
Filed Dec 15, 1998
RECALL WORK PERFORM ON MOTORBELT, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO NOT WORK.
- NHTSA ID
- 543043
Seat belts
Filed Nov 9, 1998
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT RETRACT, CAUSING THEM TO BE INOPERABLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 830432
- Incident
- Dec 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Oct 27, 1998
MOTOR BELT FAILED TO OPERATE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE; DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSE TO REPAIR BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 829600
- Incident
- Aug 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Feb 22, 1998
SEAT BELT SOMETIMES LOCKS WHEN IT'S MOVING BACK OR FORWARD. THE ONLY WAY TO RELEASE IT IS TO USE THE EMERGENCY RELEASE.
- NHTSA ID
- 531273
ElectricalSeat beltsVisibility
Filed Jul 1, 1997
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FAILED. ALSO, FRESH AIR VALVE BUSTED WHILE SWITCHING FROM RECIRC TO FRESH AIR. IN ADDITION, MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLED RADIO REPLACED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 517890
- Incident
- May 1, 1997
ElectricalSeat beltsVisibility
Filed Jun 11, 1997
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE; ALSO, FRESH AIR VALVE BUSTED WHILE SWITCHING FROM MRECIRC TO FRESH AT FREEWAY, AND MANUFACTURING INSTALLED RADIO REPLACED DUE TO MALFUNCTIONS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 517539
- Incident
- May 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Oct 30, 1996
MOTORIZED SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONS IN COLD WEATHER.
- NHTSA ID
- 510814
- Incident
- Oct 16, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Sep 5, 1996
UPON STARTING VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS MALFUNCTION, PINNING DRIVER BACK INTO SEAT, AND ERRACTIC OPERATION OF BELT WHEN GOING UP AND DOWN TRACK.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 801920
Seat belts
Filed Jan 11, 1996
SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 977541
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.