B3000 SE Cab Plus 4 4WD V6-3.0L OHV (2000)
Seat Belt Buckle: Recalls
Recall 00V228002: Seat Belt Buckle Defect
Light duty trucks equipped with TRW seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and
therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.
Dealers will inspect the buckle assemblies to determine whether the buckle assembly build date codes are within the suspect range. Those within the
suspect date code range will be replaced.
Owner notification is expected to begin during November 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date
and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Mazda at 1-800-222-5500. Also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).