NHTSA Campaign 03V515000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 03V515000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: buckle assembly. The repair is free.
MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS filed the report for 03V515000 with NHTSA on December 15, 2003; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 03V515000, NHTSA lists up to 49,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 17, 2000 and May 31, 2001.
The 03V515000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V515000 were scheduled from February 5, 2004, 52 days after the report.
03V515000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V515000 ranks 9 of 35 MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS recalls on this site.
Besides 03V515000, MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS has 1 other recall on the seat belts on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, A POST WITHIN THE SAFETY BELT BUCKLE COVERS COULD FRACTURE, WHICH COULD AFFECT LATCH FUNCTION, RESULTING IN EITHER A "NO LATCH" OR "PARTIAL LATCH" CONDITION. IN THE "PARTIAL LATCH" CONDITION, THE BUCKLE TONGUE CAN BE INSERTED INTO THE BUCKLE AND APPEAR TO BE ENGAGED, BUT WILL RELEASE FROM THE BUCKLE WITHOUT THE PUSH BUTTON BEING DEPRESSED WHEN A RELATIVELY LOW LOAD IS APPLIED, SUCH AS WHEN AN OCCUPANT MOVES SLIGHTLY IN THE SEAT.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL HAVE THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SAFETY BELT BUCKLE COVER REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED SERVICE BUCKLE COVER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
- Notes
- MAZDA RECALL NO. 1503L.
Reported December 15, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V515000 (1)
Mazda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V515000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: December 15, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted