Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | ||||||||||||||||
| 95V103005 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC | V (Vehicle) | 360433 | 12/15/1995 | ODI | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS | 05/24/1995 | 05/24/1995 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | The front safety belt buckle release buttons can break. these red plastic release buttons are marked press. if a button breaks, pieces can fall into the buckle assembly causing the buckle to operate improperly. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The safety belts would not provide adequate protection to an occupant in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Owners should promptly check the condition and operation of both front safety belt buckles and carefully inspect the red release button for any breaks or cracks. they should ensure that both buckles are operating properly by inserting each latch plate into its buckle, tugging on the belt to make sure the latch is securely locked, and then pressing the release button. the latch plate should pop out of the buckle when the button is pressed. if either release button shows a sign of breaking or cracking or if either buckle fails to operate properly, owners should promptly contact their authorized dealer to schedule an appointment to have the buckle replaced or repaired, free of charge. the manufacturer is developing a remedy designed to prevent failure of the buttons that are not currently broken. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: interior; seat belts; belt buckles.vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with safety belts made by takata corporation.note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed uponservice date and the remedy is not provided free of charge within a reasonable time, please contact mazda at 1-800-222-5500. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | ||||||
| EA95005 | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS | 03/10/1995 | 08/01/1995 | TAKATA SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE | 95V103005 | |
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 01/10/1994 | 1 | ||
| 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. | |||
| When releasing the driver's side automatic seat belt, the seat belt does retract into the retractor mechanism. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 03/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Seat belt failed to lock into buckle. *sd | |||
| 11/21/1994 | |||
| Drivers side , back, and passenger seatbelts do not work. please describe. tt | |||
| 08/10/1994 | |||
| Seat belt failure. tt | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| No parts. the dealer has not ordered the parts since the consumer initially called on march 3, 1997. please describe details. *ak | |||
| The driver side seat belt buckle when broke it was hard to use locking the seat belt buckle . tt | |||
| 01/10/1994 | 0 | ||
| Driver's leat belt buckles fails to latch. | |||
| 06/12/1995 | |||
| Seat belt buckle failure on driver and passenger side. tt | |||
| 07/18/1994 | 1 | ||
| Drivers side plastic tab to release fastner mechanism cracked. rendering buckle inoperative. tt | |||
| 12/10/1994 | 1 | ||
| Fragments on inside buckle broke on drivers seat. rendering seat belt inoperative. tt | |||
| 02/03/1994 | |||
| Driver seat belt buckle comes loose occasionly. tt | |||
| 12/12/1994 | 2 | ||
| Drivers side seat belt broke off completely; passenger side is hard to latch and hard to unlatch. tt | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 03/01/1996 | 1 | 03/01/1989 | |
| 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 | |||
| 03/30/1993 | |||
| Driver seat belt will not retract. rendering it inoperative. tt | |||