Vehicle recall 00V228002 · August 18, 2000
2000 Mazda B-Series Truck
Vehicle description: light duty trucks equipped with TRW seat belt buckle assemblies.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: 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."
- Consequence
- In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.
- Remedy
- 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.
- Notes
- Owner notification began December 27, 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).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V228002
- Reported to NHTSA
- August 18, 2000
- Filed by
- MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS
- Owner notification
- December 27, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 460
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Seat belts
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Mazda B-Series Truck (2000): 2000
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