1992 Mazda MX-3 seat belts problems

The 1992 Mazda MX-3 has 32 seat belts complaints filed with NHTSA — 64% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

Seat Belts complaints

64%

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Seat Belts complaints by year

MX-3 seat belts complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

97V211000Seat BeltsNovember 18, 1997 · 134,000 units

Defect

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FRONT SEAT AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS. THE RAIL OF THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT CAN WEAR SUFFICIENTLY SUCH THAT THE CABLE WHICH RETRACTS THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY CAN BECOME JAMMED IN THE RAIL RENDERING THE SHOULDER BELT INOPERATIVE.

Consequence

A SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSIVE SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY WITH A MODIFIED ONE (WITH ADDITIONAL DUST LIP) IN VEHICLES WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM. IN VEHICLES IN WHICH THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FUNCTIONS PROPERLY, THE RAILS WILL BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED WITH MODIFIED RAILS IF THEY EXCEED THE INSPECTION CRITERIA.

What owners report

“I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO NORTHPARK MAZDA/ISUZU AND THE GUY AT THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THEY WOULDN'T DO IT BECAUSE MY RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN SERVICED. HOWEVER IF THAT IS TRUE THEN WHOMEVER DID IT BEFORE PUT DEFECTIVE PARTS ON IT BECAUSE THEY ARE MESSING UP TO THIS DATE. THE PROBLEM LIES WITH BOTH…”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Seat Belts

Common questions

How many seat belts complaints does the 1992 Mazda MX-3 have?

NHTSA has 32 complaints about the 1992 Mazda MX-3 seat belts — 64% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 1992 Mazda MX-3 seat belts?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the seat belts: 97V211000.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.