NHTSA — Seats: Front Assembly: Head Restraint Problems

5.5

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
16,667 miles

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1999 Mazda 626 accessories - interior problems

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1999 Mazda 626 Owner Comments

problem #3

Jan 012001

626 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 50,000 miles

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Metal bar in front seat headrests are not covered by custioning. Front seat occupants can feel the metal bat on the backs of their heads. In an incident where the head impacts the headrest, there is no custioning in front of the metal to absorb the force. We noticed this problem after the vehicle was about two years old.

- Harlingen, TX, USA

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problem #2

Oct 312002

626 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Metal bar inside vehicle head rests separates from the foam. Downward pressure on the head rests will cause the metal bar to push through the head rest foam. The result is a hard metal bar protruding from the head rest. In an accident the passenger's / driver's heads will hit a rigid steel bar, rather than a padded support.

- Nashville, TN, USA

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problem #1

Nov 152000

626

  • miles
The headrests are designed defective, the metal support bar separates from the headrest and rests against the cover. The head sits on the metal bar. In the event of any type of collision the results could be disasterous

- St. Peters, MO, USA

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