Recall Detail

MAZDA / 323 / 1992

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 13672 Vehicale/Equipment Name: MAZDA
Recalled Component Id: 000008429000009798000000266 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: 323 Model Year: 1992
NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V211000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING Manufacturer That Filed Report: MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC
Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 1989 End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 31 1994
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 134000
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 31 1998 Recall Initiator: ODI
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mazda Motor Corp. Report Received Date: Nov, 18 1997
Record Creation date : Nov, 20 1997 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with front seat automatic shoulder belts. the rail of the automatic shoulder belt can wear sufficiently such that the cable which retracts the buckle assembly can become jammed in the rail rendering the shoulder belt inoperative. Consequence Summary: A seat occupant may not be properly restrained in the event of a vehicle crash.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the passive shoulder belt assembly with a modified one (with additional dust lip) in vehicles which have experienced a problem. in vehicles in which the automatic shoulder belt functions properly, the rails will be inspected and replaced with modified rails if they exceed the inspection criteria. Recall Notes: Owner notification began march 31, 1998 and will be completed by august 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mazda at 1-800-222-5500.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
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