# 2000 MAZDA 626 — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `442889` · 2003-11-28 · Mazda Motor Corp.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MAZDA
- **Model:** 626
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Mazda Motor Corp.
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- **Miles at failure:** 52,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
ONE OF THE REAR SHOULDER HARNESSES IS NO LONGER ATTACHED UNDER THE SEAT.  I HAD BEEN USING IT TO SECURE MY 5YR OLDS BOOSTER SEAT.  WHEN I TURNED A CORNER ONTO A BUSY STREET HIS CARSEAT SLID ACROSS THE SEAT AND HE HIT HIS FACE ON THE REAR OF THE FRONT SEAT.  I CONTACTED THE DEALER AS SOON AS I GOT HOME AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WASN'T CONSIDERED A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IT WASN'T THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT!  SPOKE WITH SERVICE PERSON NAMED KEN.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*