# 1994 MAZDA PROTEGE — SEAT BELTS
> NHTSA complaint `202486` · 2000-03-16 · Mazda Motor Corp.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MAZDA
- **Model:** PROTEGE
- **Year:** 1994
- **Manufacturer:** Mazda Motor Corp.
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING SEAT BELT LIGHT  FLASHES AND BEEPS, BUT WHEN LEANING FORWARD IT SHUTS  OFF.  WAS IN A REARENDED ACCIDENT ON  3-15-2000,  AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RELEASE. ALSO,  WHEN OPENING THE DOOR  SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE OR SLIDE FORWARD. WILL HAVE TO MANUALLY RELEASE IT IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE SEAT BELT.  WHEN DRIVING 60MPH THE SEAT BELT WILL AUTOMATICALLY RELEASE, SLIDE FORWARD AND BACKWARD WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKES.  *AK
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