Tl* the contact owns a 2002 mazda miata. The contact stated that another vehicle crashed into the rear of the vehicle, pushing the contact's vehicle into the next lane. The driver's seat belt failed to restrain and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact suffered internal bleeding and bruising to the head, face, legs, and arms. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was not inspected to determine the cause of the failure. The contact also stated that prior to the crash, the vehicle had been taken to the dealer because the driver's seat belt would sporadically fail to restrain however, the dealer was unable to duplicate failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was 38,000.
Mazda MX-5 Miata seat belt problems
10 of the 339 owner complaints about the Mazda MX-5 Miata describe seat belt won't latch or retract, most of them for the 1990 model year.
- owner complaints
- 10
- worst model year
- 1990
By model year
- 20041
- 20021
- 19991
- 19922
- 19905
Often reported together
What owners say
Normal driving. Seat belt locks. Seat belt will not unlock.
The passenger side seat belt was stuck in the retractor. *ak *sc
Driver's side seat belt fails to latch it often takes multiple attempts to cause it to hold.
Driver's seatbelt will no longer latch! Dealer charged me for repair!
Drivers side seatbelt latch operates intermittently, failing to operate 50% of the time.
Driver's side seat belt does not always latch; at times, it fails to click/hold.
While driving,the driver's side seat belt become detached from the belt buckle.
Driver's side seat belt failure, unable to latch seat belt. Tt
The front driver side seat belt buckle is broken. Tt
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Mazda MX-5 Miata seat belt
Which Mazda MX-5 Miata years have seat belt won't latch or retract problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1990 (5 complaints), 1992 (2 complaints) and 1999 (1 complaints).
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