SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVERS SEATBELT CLASP OR BUCKLE REFUSES TO ACCEPT THE STEEL TAB, AND WILL NOT LOCK.
NHTSA complaint #10592636 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mazda MPV seat belt problems
51 of the 1,156 complaints filed about the Mazda MPV are about the seat belts — 4% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2000.
51
Complaints
4%
Share of all complaints
12
Crashes
0
Fires
Seat Belts complaints by model year
What owners said
SEAT BELTS
BOLT HOLDING THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH SNAPPED IN TWO AND LEFT THE LATCH HANGING FREE.
NHTSA complaint #10365463 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2002 Mazda MPV
Glenwood, MN
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH WILL NOT READILY ENGAGE. REQUIRES MULTIPLE AND FORCEFUL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE SEAT BELT LOCKED.
NHTSA complaint #10218568 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD US WHEN WE WERE HIT FROM BEHIND WHILE WAITING FOR A LEFT HAND TURN LIGHT.
NHTSA complaint #10190558 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
REFERRAL E-MAIL CONCERNING THE SEAT BELTS WHICH FAILED TO HOLD THEM WHEN THEY WERE STRUCK FROM BEHIND IN THEIR 2005 MAZDA MPV**CC
NHTSA complaint #10187935 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
TL* - THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING A MAZDA MPV WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 75000 MILES, IN FOGGY CONDITIONS ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, HER VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND CAUSING HER TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRAFFIC HAD STOPPED, AND SHE WAS SLOWING DOWN. AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT, THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE SECOND VEHICLE BEHIND HER DID NOT STOP AND STRUCK HER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ACCORDING TO THE POLICE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT FAILED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS INJURED. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF THREE PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE, ALL OF THE PASSENGERS WERE BELTED AND ALL SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED BOTH FRONT & REAR END DAMAGE AND HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY. THE CONTACT HAS A POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10179020 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
MY NAME IS [XXX] . MY WIFE AND I WERE IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 4/14/2006. WE WERE REAR ENDED BY A LADY GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. WE WERE STOPPED WAITING FOR A LEFT HAND LIGHT TO CHANGE. THE SEAT BELTS, MODEL # TK ABA H800 DID NOT HOLD US. MY WIFE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND I HIT THE DASH AND THROWN AROUND HITTING THE PASSENGER DOOR WITH MY BACK. I HAD TO HAVE AN OPERATION ON MY RIGHT HAND AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. MY WIFE WILL HAVE SURGERY ON HER NECK IN DECEMBER AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. I WILL ALSO HAVE AN OPERATION ON BACK AND MY WIFE WHEN SHE IS ABLE WILL HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY ON HER RIGHT ROTATOR CUFF. WE HAVE AN ATTORNEY REPRESENTING US FOR THE LADY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY, PLUS WE HAVE A CASE AGAINST MAZDA MOTOR COMPANY. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO READ THE ATTACHMENT AND FORWARD THIS INFORMATION TO THE PROPER PERSONAL AND HAVE THEM CONTACT MY ATTORNEY REGARDING THE FAULTY SEAT BELTS. YOUR COMPANIES PRODUCT (SEAT BELTS) DID NOT HOLD US IN THIS TYPE OF CRASH. WE HAVE LOST OUR BUSINESS [HOME INSPECTION SERVICE, ]WE WILL BE LOSING OUR HOME, AND MOST LIKELY WILL HAVE TO PUT OUR 86 YEAR OLD AUNT IN A HOME. YES WE WILL BE PURSUING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST TAKATA SEAT BELT COMPANY. YOUR UP MOST ATTENTION TO THIS EMAIL WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. HERE IS OUR ATTORNEY'S NAME AND ADDRESS. HARDING AND ASSOCIATES ATTORNEYS AT LAW 730 17TH ST #650 DENVER,COLORADO 80202 ATTN: [XXX] FAX 1[XXX] FACSIMILE ONLY THANK YOU [XXX] WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS KEEP OUR HOME AND SELL IT TO YOU ON A RENT TO OWN SO WE CAN BUY IT BACK //I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE AN PROGRAM LIKE THAT// SINCERELY YOURS [XXX]FROM NHTSA WEB SITE. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10176883 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
THE SEAT BELTS ON MY 1991 MAZDA MPV ARE SIMPLY FALLING APART. THE FUEL VAPOR SEPARATOR DOES AN INADEQUATE JOB OF KEEPING GASOLINE FUMES OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON BOTH OF THESE ITEMS. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE LOCAL DEALER THEY ONLY PERFORMED AN INSPECTION. BOTH ISSUES REMAIN UNRESOLVED. BESIDES NOT EVER BUYING ANOTHER MAZDA EVER. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THESE SAFETY ISSUES RESOLVED.
NHTSA complaint #10157444 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
PARKED A STOP LIGHT WITH ONE VAN AHEAD OF ME SEAT BELT THAT WAS HOOKED ON THE MECHANISM THAT CONTROLS THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT SLIPPED OFF AND THREW THE SEAT BACKWARDS, FORCING ME TO TAKE FOOT OFF BRAKE AND HIT THE CAR AHEAD OF ME AND CAUSING ME ( BY THE FORCE I WAS THROWN BACK) SEVERE HEADACHES. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN.
NHTSA complaint #10149872 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THIS RESULTED IN A CRASH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT PROPERLY. THE LAP PORTION OF THE BELT SEEMED TO WORK FINE, BUT THE SHOULDER STRAP DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.*AK UPDATED 01/19/06.
NHTSA complaint #10144774 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
SEAT BELT FAILS TO LATCH, MAKING IT UNUSEABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10142574 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE LATCH SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. HE TOOK THE CAR TO A CERTIFIED INSPECTION STATION IN HIS CITY ON 11-02-05 TO HAVE THE SAFETY SEAT INSPECTED AND TURNED TO FACE FORWARD. THEY TOLD HIM THEY WOULD NOT TURN THE SAFETY SEAT BECAUSE THE LATCH SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY WITH A FORWARD FACING CHILD SEAT. THE CLIP BETWEEN THE SEATS WAS FACING FORWARD, INSTEAD OF VERTICAL, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO GET TWISTED AND BUNCHED UP. THIS CAUSED THE SAFETY SEAT TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN INSTALLED IN A FORWARD FACING POSITION. THE LATCH SYSTEM WILL ALLOW PROPER INSTALLATION OF A REAR FACING INFANT SEAT.*AK 11/15/05.
NHTSA complaint #10141577 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2000 Mazda MPV
Boston, MA
SEAT BELTS
FOIA REQUEST A FULL COPY OF NHTSA BULLETIN 0800102, NHTSA ITEM 634469 RE SEAT BELT COMFORT IN A 2000 MAZDA MPV. (NAR) *LA *CB
NHTSA complaint #10059701 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2000 Mazda MPV
Boston, MA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
FOIA REQUEST A FULL COPY OF THE CONTENTS OF ODI INVESTIGATION COMPLAINT# 875637, RE SEAT BELTS, FRONT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. (NAR) *LA *CB
NHTSA complaint #10059688 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2000 Mazda MPV
Staten Island, NY
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER STATES WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ON, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD. *AK THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD STICK IN PARK OR MOVE BY ITSELF, THE RIGHT REAR DOOR WOULD OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND FAILED TO CLOSE PROPERLY, AND ONE OF THE SEAT BELTS WAS INSTALLED BACKWARDS. *SCC
NHTSA complaint #10034468 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
THE REAR SEAT BELT BECAME SO TIGHT, IT HAD TO BE CUT IN ORDER FOR THE PASSENGER TO GET OUT. *JB *TS. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE.
NHTSA complaint #10020224 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
CHILD'S NECK SOMEHOW GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE SEAT BELT AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH
NHTSA complaint #10006595 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2000 Mazda MPV
Ralston, NE
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN PUTTING ON THE REAR SEAT BELT IT WOULD NOT BE TIGHT ENOUGH FOR IT TO FIT THE CONSUMER PROPERLY. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. TS
NHTSA complaint #10004402 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2001 Mazda MPV
Virginia Beach, VA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELTS LOCK AND STAY LOCKED WHEN IN USE.
NHTSA complaint #759129 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2000 Mazda MPV
Towson, MD
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT TIGHTENS WITH MINIMAL MOVEMENT, RETRACTS, LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT RELEASE. PASSENGER MUST UNBUCKLE SEAT BELT DUE TO EXTREME DISCOMFORT.
NHTSA complaint #754824 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.