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Old 04-01-03, 11:05 PM
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seat belt retractor problem
hey guys-i'm having problems with my seat belt.it sporaticaly will not "feed out" any slack at all...no amount of coaxing,door opening/closing,banging etc will convince it to pay out any belt.not a good thing since they are cracking down on seat belt laws here.anybody with any fix it ideas?thanks
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just take off the panel that covers the seatbelt off and find where it is catching.
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just take your car to a mazda dealer and have them replaced for free. there is a recall for that.

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recall on 89 vert too?
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Originally posted by prmazdarx7
just take your car to a mazda dealer and have them replaced for free. there is a recall for that.

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i thought the recall was on the s5 cars only-is there one on the s4's?
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recall on 89 vert too?
No, the verts don't have the lame mouse belts that the US spec S5 cars got.
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Originally posted by wankelhead
i thought the recall was on the s5 cars only-is there one on the s4's?
No. Just S5s with the "mouse-type' cable operated passive seat belts.
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