Defect Description For Recall
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.
Make Of Vehicle
MAZDA
Model Of Vehicle
323
Year
1991
Recall Campaign Number
97V211000
Component Description
Seat Belts:Front:Webbing
Effect Of Defect
A Seat Occupant May Not Be Properly Restrained In The Event Of A Vehicle Crash.
Fix Defect
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.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Mazda (North America),Inc
Start Of Manufacture
19890601
End Of Manufacture
19940831
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
134000
Date Owners Notified
19980331
Initiated By
Odi
Responsible Manufacturer
Mazda Motor Corp.
Date Report Received
19971118