AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Dec 27, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. ..UPDATED 01/14/13 *BF UPDATED 01/18/2013 *JS
- NHTSA ID
- 10490201
- Incident
- Dec 12, 2012
- Mileage
- 160,000 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Dec 28, 2009
THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF, MAZDA SAYS IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SAFETY BELT PRETENSIONER. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10297246
- Incident
- Sep 12, 2009
- Mileage
- 90,000 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Sep 17, 2005
1. RECALL ON SAFETY BUCKLE, NHTSA # 03V515000. 2. AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY FLASHING. UNSAFE CONDITIONS WHEN DRIVING. 3. FOOTHILLS MAZDA IN SPOKANE, WA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY STATING THAT THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 50,000 MILES. HOW DOES A WARRANTY RUN OUT ON A SAFETY RECALL? I HAVE TRIED FOR NEARLY A YEAR TO HAVE THE BUCKLES FIXED, BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO IT. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10136832
- Incident
- Apr 30, 2004
EngineSeat beltsTransmission
Filed Jun 10, 2004
2001 TRIBUTE SEAT BELT BUCKLE COVER REPLACEMENT RECALL I503L.*MR THE CONSUMER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE TWO RECALL DONE SEAT BET BUCKLE COVER AND POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO THE RECALL BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THEY OFFERED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSED TO DO THE RECALL UNTIL THE REPAIR IS DONE. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10079324
- Incident
- May 13, 2004
Seat belts
Filed May 6, 2004
CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V515000 CONCERNING SEAT BELT BUCKLE COVER IN MARCH 2004, AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. AS OF MAY 6, PARTS WERE STILL UNAVAILABLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10072253
- Mileage
- 8,900 mi
Seat belts
Filed Mar 30, 2004
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER CONCERNING SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL. BOTH MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE THE CONSUMER ON THIS ISSUE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10065284
- Mileage
- 25,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Dec 18, 2003
FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT UNLATCHEED WITHOUT PUSHING THE RELEASE BUTTON ON THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. DEALER REPLACED THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10051764
- Mileage
- 70,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jun 17, 2001
I GOT IN MY CAR AFTER WORK AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT ON MY SEAT BELT. IT WOULD NOT LATCH. I TRIED FOR OVER 10 MINUTES, TO NO AVAIL. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AT MIDNIGHT ON THE FREEWAY, NOT WEARING A SEATBELT. THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING BECAUSE I ALWAYS WEAR A SEATBELT. IN ADDITION, IT IS ILLEGAL TO DRIVE WITHOUT A SEATBELT IN CALIFORNIA. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 746941
- Incident
- Jun 16, 2001
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.