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1993 Mazda Protege seat belts problems

The 1993 Mazda Protege has 26 seat belts complaints filed with NHTSA — 46% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

26

Seat Belts complaints

46%

Share of year

1

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 MAZDA PROTEGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED AND REMAINED STUCK. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND INQUIRED AS TO WHY OTHER MAZDA VEHICLES WERE RECALLED FOR THE SEAT BELTS BUT NOT THE PROTEGE. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Seat Belts · August 2, 2011

Common questions

How many seat belts complaints does the 1993 Mazda Protege have?

NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 1993 Mazda Protege seat belts — 46% 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.