NHTSA Campaign Id 04V582000; Date: Dec. 10, 2004
The locking mechanism of the seat belt retractor may malfunction, increasing the risk of death or serious injury to the rear seat passengers in the event of a crash. Passengers should not sit and child seats should not be used in the right or left rear seats until this defect has been corrected.
2004 Mazda MAZDA6
Component: Seat Belts:rear
Manufactured by: Mazda North American Operations
Affected Units:: 190
On certain passenger vehicles, the right and/or left rear seat belts may not lock properly due to missing retaining pins on the housing.
Dealers will inspect the rear seat belts and replace defective seat belt retractors. The recall began on December 27, 2004. Owners should contact Mazda at 1-800-222-5500, option #4.
Mazda recall no. 2604l. Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Dec 27, 2004
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