Recalls


CampaignManufacturerManufacturing dateType# of units affectedDate Owner notified MfgRecall Initiated byManufacturers of recalled vehicles/productsReport Recieved DateRecord Creation DateRegulation Part NumberFMVSS Number
SEAT BELTS
88V063000MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INCfrom 05/01/1987 to 02/01/1988V (Vehicle)4281004/29/1988MFRMAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS04/14/198804/19/1988
Defect SummaryThe drive spring that drives the automatic belt may break.
Consequence SummaryThis would prevent full forward movement of the seat beltanchorage from the lock position when the door is opened.
Corrective SummaryReplace automatic shoulder belt.
NotesSystem: seat belts.vehicle description: passenger cars with automatic shoulder belt.

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
SEAT BELTS
12/05/2001
 Recall 88 v 063 000/passive restraint belt: both driver'sand passenger's motor belts failed to operate. dealer was contacted, and informed consumer that this vehicle was not covered under therecall due to vin. feel free to provide any further information concerning this matter.*ak
06/01/19985008/01/1990
 Automatic motorized shoulder restraints fail to complete cycle upon engine start-up choking passenger. upon opening door at stop, restraints fail to disengage trapping occupant until manually disconnected . recall at dealer failed to yield vin match. also told vehicle too old to repair. problem exists anyway, due to same manufacturer defect as in campaign 88v06300. can cause injury to ocucpants. *ak
01/01/1996
 Automatic shoulder belt is broke, and consumer can't get out of the seat belt. *ak
110/01/1988
 Left front motorized seat belt failed. yh
11/25/1997
 The driver's side automatic shoulder belt is inoperative due to the belt not staying in the correct position, . consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer has replaced parts. *ak
01/12/1996110/01/1992
 No parts since october 1995. (no other information on form) *slc
10/01/199350
 Motorized seat belts retract without warning while car is in motion. *ak
04/01/1996
 Recall related, 88v063000, contacted dealership 2/1/95, went in on 3/1/96 wrong parts went in again never received parts 88vo63000. *ak
 Had recall work done on motorized seat belts, they still malfunction. *ak
10/07/1995
 Shoulder belt is still not working properly. recall # 31805. please describe. tt
10/31/19951
 Driver's side automatic shoulder belt has broken, needs replacement. tt the ribbon spring broke causing the belt to remain in the forward position. *yh
 Vehicles seat belt motorized retractor is inoperative on driver side. tt
05/10/19951
 Takata motorized seat belt passenger side, won't go up or down, must operate manually. tt
04/18/19951
 Faulkner mazda 88v063. recall was not performed correctly. dealership want to charge for completion of campaign. tt
02/01/19941
 Drivers motorized seat belt is jammed and belt does not move. tt
 Left drivers door automatic seat belts is inoperative. tt
02/05/19951
 Driver's side motor belt fails to release/move forward when vehicle is shut off. *ak
02/15/1995
 Motorized safety belt is stuck in position. this has happen after the recall work was performed. tt
SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE
06/30/19983
 Whenever the door is opened and the sunvisor has not been returned to its locked position the automatic seatbelt catches on the visor and breaks it while retracting. i have broken three and would have broken more if i had not disconnected the automatic seatbelt. i consider this remedy to be unacceptable.
SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
04/01/1994
 Problem with seat belts sticking and sometimes not latching. tt
SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR
04/12/1998
 Shoulder belts on driver's side/passenger's side retract intermittently. sometimes consumer has to put his hand out of the window to get the shoulder belt to work. dealer can't determine cause of the problem. *ak
 The passenger's side seat belt retractor stopped working . please describe . *ak
 The driver seat belt retractor is not working right . tt
01/01/1995
 The front driver and passenger seatbelts the inertia reel works only rarely. please explain. tt
SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING
207/01/1988
 Seat belt shoulder harness failed.