Mazda: the 5 door has a retractor(a) for the rear seat center belt(b) inside the seat back(c)

Bulletin number

SB-08-003-09

Component

Seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly

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.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 7 complaints in the seat belts category.