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1991 Mazda Protege seat belts problems

The 1991 Mazda Protege has 28 seat belts complaints filed with NHTSA — 47% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

28

Seat Belts complaints

47%

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
Protege seat belts complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

DRIVING VEHICLE, ANOTHER VEHICLE DROVE OUT OF PARKING LOT & ORIGINAL VEHICLE HIT THE DRIVER'S SIDE, SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. *AK

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Seat Belts · April 29, 1996 · crash

Common questions

How many seat belts complaints does the 1991 Mazda Protege have?

NHTSA has 28 complaints about the 1991 Mazda Protege seat belts — 47% 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.