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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004288242 | Incident Date: Jul, 11 2004 |
| Consumer's City: MADISON | Consumer's State: WI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp. |
| Model Name: MPV | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Seats |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 12 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 30 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2004 mazda mpv ex. while parked in a parking lot (car turned off), in passenger bucket seat behind driver, i sat down my 2 year old in order to change his diaper. i knew that the seats reclined using the lever on the side. while my son sat on the seat, i turned the lever, expecting seat to recline, however, there is a spring mechanism (?) that automatically tries to close the seat, folding the back of the seat forward, for storage and removal. i was not expecting the automatic folding of the seatback at the force at which it closed. when i pulled the lever the leat back closed on my son and pushed him into the back of the drivers seat (which has a handle on the back of it). he hit his mouth and forehead on the back of the drivers seat and complained of a sore mouth/tongue and had an abrasion on his forehead. *la |
