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1993 Mazda Protege seat belts problems

Owners reported seat belts problems in 26 complaints for the 1993 Mazda Protege, 46% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
26 46% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Automatic seat belt slid forward unexpectedly while driver was attempting to back up, catching driver's earring, ripping ear lobe.

February 1996 Injury

Tl* the contact owns a 1993 mazda protege. The contact stated that the front driver side seat belt failed and remained stuck. The contact spoke with the manufacturer and inquired as to why other mazda vehicles were recalled for the seat belts but not the protege. The manufacturer provided no further assistance. The failure and current mileages were 237,000.

Reported at 237,000 miles, August 2011

Seat belts problems in other years

Seat belts problems across all Mazda models