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1990 Mazda Protege seat belts problems

The 1990 Mazda Protege has 22 seat belts complaints filed with NHTSA — 49% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

22

Seat Belts complaints

49%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Seat Belts complaints by year

Protege seat belts complaints by model year38 complaints1990: 22 complaints1991: 28 complaints1992: 34 complaints1993: 26 complaints1994: 38 complaints1995: 14 complaints1996: 7 complaints1997: 7 complaints1998: 3 complaints1999: 2 complaints2000: 8 complaints2001: 3 complaints2002: 21 complaints2003: 17 complaints
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What owners report

“WHILE STOPPED, VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY MOVING VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH. DRIVER FELL FORWARD/BACKWARD, SEATBACK RECLINED, LEFT SIDE OF SEAT BROKE, MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT. DEALER REPLACED SEAT FRAME. FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELT. *AK CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Seat Belts · September 22, 1997 · crash

Common questions

How many seat belts complaints does the 1990 Mazda Protege have?

NHTSA has 22 complaints about the 1990 Mazda Protege seat belts — 49% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

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

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.