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NHTSA recall 97V211000

Seat belts › Front › Webbing

Mazda 323 and 1 more

Reported Nov 18, 1997134,000 vehicles affectedMAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INCBuilt Jun 1, 1989 – Aug 31, 1994

The defect

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.

The risk

A seat occupant may not be properly restrained in the event of a vehicle crash.

The remedy

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.

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Vehicles in this recall

Mazda 323
19901991199219931994
Mazda MX3
19921993

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.