1990 Mazda RX-7: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1990 Mazda RX-7. The campaign is 96V173000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Sep 1996. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Webbing. NHTSA has 27 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 96V173000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers 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.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 17,800 units in total.
96V173000Received . 17,800 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Webbing
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a vehicle collision, the occupant would not be adequately restrained increasing the risk of personal injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers 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.
Report filed by MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
27 complaints, 30 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Seat Belts | 18 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 4 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 2 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 2 |
| Visibility | 1 |
| Electrical System | 1 |
| Tires | 1 |
| Equipment | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 2
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 12 Feb 2009
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE96027 | Preliminary evaluation | MAZDA RX7 AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE | Seat Belts | 16 Apr 1996 | 30 Sep 1996 | 96V173000 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1990 Mazda RX-7The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1990 Mazda RX-7: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mazda/rx-7/1990/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1990 Mazda RX-7?
- 17,800 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Mazda RX-7 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Mazda RX-7, model years 1990 to 1995. 1 of them names the 1990 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1990 Mazda RX-7 name most often?
- Seat Belts: 18 of 30 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1990 Mazda RX-7 open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.