Affected Component: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

Date Published

OCT 07, 2009

NHTSA TSB #

10032669

TSB Document

• Sorry, the NHTSA has not posted this TSB document yet.

You can still get the detailed info from Mazda for this TSB. Call your local Mazda dealer's service department & ask for a copy of TSB# SB-08-003-09.

Summary

MAZDA: THE 5 DOOR HAS A RETRACTOR(A) FOR THE REAR SEAT CENTER BELT(B) INSIDE THE SEAT BACK(C). IF A STANDARD TYPE RETRACTOR WAS INSTALLED, YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PUT THE SEAT BACK TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION IF THE SEAT BACK WAS FOLDED DOWN WITH THE SEAT BELT FASTENED INTO THE BUCKLE(D). TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING, A DIFFERENT TYPE OF RETRACTOR IS USED WHICH STOPS THE BELT FROM LOCKING IF ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THE BELT IS PULLED OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. *PE