# 2000 MAZDA PROTEGE — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `435625` · 2003-10-16 · Mazda Motor Corp.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MAZDA
- **Model:** PROTEGE
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Mazda Motor Corp.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
## Narrative
CONSUMER STATED THAT 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO VEHICLE BEING INVOLVED IN AN  ACCIDENT SEAT BELT LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND OFF.  THEN, WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.  CONSUMER SUSTAINED CERVICAL STRAIN/KNEE AND  LOWER BACK  INJURIES. *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*