Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1989 Mazda RX7

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
30
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
8
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

30 filed
0
Crashes
2
Fires
2
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Seat Belts
    14
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    2
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
    2
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
    2
  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
    1
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
    1

Recalls

1 campaign
96V173000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING1996-09-16

THE RAIL OF THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT CAN WEAR SUFFICIENTLY SUCH THAT THE CABLE WHICH RETRACTS THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WILL BECOME JAMMED IN THE RAIL RENDERING THE SHOULDER BELT INOPERATIVE.

RiskIN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE COLLISION, THE OCCUPANT WOULD NOT BE ADEQUATELY RESTRAINED INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE INOPERATIVE SHOULDER BELTS. MAZDA HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RAIL AND MOTOR FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
PE96027·SEAT BELTS1996-04-16 → 1996-09-30

MAZDA RX7 AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE

Led to recall96V173000

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