# 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `532707` · 2005-05-01 · 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:** TRIBUTE
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Mazda Motor Corp.
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- **Miles at failure:** 13,500
## Narrative
I WAS SITTING A STOP LIGHT.  I WAS REAR ENDED BY A CAR AT 40 MPH.  THE IMPACT PUSHED ME INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.  UPON IMPACT,  AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT SEATBELT BUCKLE SHATTERED INTO 6 PIECES.  I CONTACTED MAZDA, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.  THE CAR WAS TOTALLED.  HTTP://WWW.KODAKGALLERY.COM/PHOTOVIEW.JSP?&COLLID=90010007906&PHOTOID=53811007906. *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*