FaultScore

Mazda MX6 seat belt problems

26 of the 61 complaints filed about the Mazda MX6 are about the seat belts — 43% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1989.

26

Complaints

43%

Share of all complaints

1

Crashes

0

Fires

Seat Belts complaints by model year

1986 MX6 1 3.8%
1987 MX6 1 3.8%
1988 MX6 9 34.6%
1989 MX6 15 57.7%

What owners said

1988 Mazda MX6 Countryside, IL

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

SEAT BELT LOCK AND RELEASE MECHANISM JAMMED RENDERING SEATBELT USELESS. NLM

NHTSA complaint #550825 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Mazda MX6 ST. Louis, MO

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

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.

NHTSA complaint #708650 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Mazda MX6 Brighton, MI

SEAT BELTS

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.

NHTSA complaint #508644 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Mazda MX6 Barnwell, SC

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.

NHTSA complaint #810287 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Mazda MX6 Gladstone, MO Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, LAP/SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT, VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED.

NHTSA complaint #978741 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Mazda MX6 Evansville, IN

SEAT BELTS

WHEN RELEASING THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT, THE SEAT BELT DOES RETRACT INTO THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM.

NHTSA complaint #809878 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Mazda MX6 Arlington, IL

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK INTO BUCKLE.

NHTSA complaint #490601 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Mazda MX6 Waterbury, VT

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE AND HASN'T HAD THE PARTS IN A MONTH 95V1003005. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

NHTSA complaint #982703 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1986 Mazda MX6 Pewaukee, WI

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

RECALLED RELATED, 95V103005, IN FOR SERVICE DEARLERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR, MADE IN JAPAN, NOT IN THE RECALL. TT

NHTSA complaint #977497 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Mazda MX6 Rancho Santa, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WHEN BROKE IT WAS HARD TO USE LOCKING THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE . TT

NHTSA complaint #976736 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Mazda MX6 Ocean Spring, MS

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT LATCH AND WHEN IT IS LATCHED IT WILL NOT UNLATCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA complaint #970286 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1987 Mazda MX6 Culver City, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT LATCH. TT

NHTSA complaint #970085 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Mazda MX6 Brighton, MI

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVER'S LEAT BELT BUCKLES FAILS TO LATCH.

NHTSA complaint #481582 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Mazda MX6 Greenville, MS

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. TT

NHTSA complaint #966729 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Mazda MX6 LA Crosse, WI

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

DRIVERS SIDE , BACK, AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS DO NOT WORK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA complaint #964319 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Mazda MX6 Palm City, FL

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT SEATBELT BUCKLE FAILURE, TAKATA BUCKLE WON'T INTERLOCK, WHEN PULL ON BUCKLE RELEASES. TT

NHTSA complaint #964216 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Mazda MX6 Aberdeen, NJ

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVERS SIDE PLASTIC TAB TO RELEASE FASTNER MECHANISM CRACKED. RENDERING BUCKLE INOPERATIVE. TT

NHTSA complaint #963917 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Mazda MX6 Baldwin, NY

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. RENDERING IT INOPERATIVE. TT

NHTSA complaint #962802 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Mazda MX6 Reston, VA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SEAT BELT FAILURE. TT

NHTSA complaint #962023 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Mazda MX6 Phoenix, AZ

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

FRAGMENTS ON INSIDE BUCKLE BROKE ON DRIVERS SEAT. RENDERING SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE. TT

NHTSA complaint #961698 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.