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1992 Mazda Protege seat belts problems

The 1992 Mazda Protege has 34 seat belts complaints filed with NHTSA — 47% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

34

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
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What owners report

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT WOULD JAM IN THE MIDDLE OF TRACK AND REMAIN IN THAT POSITION, LEAVING THE OCCUPANT WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST,. STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Seat Belts · June 25, 2000

Common questions

How many seat belts complaints does the 1992 Mazda Protege have?

NHTSA has 34 complaints about the 1992 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.