NHTSA recall 00V228002
Seat belts
Mazda B-Series Truck
Reported Aug 18, 2000460 vehicles affectedMAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONSBuilt May 3, 2000 – May 16, 2000
The defect
Vehicle description: light duty trucks equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. the buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
The risk
In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect the buckle assemblies to determine whether the buckle assembly build date codes are within the suspect range. those within the suspect date code range will be replaced.