NHTSA Complaint #10560150 — 2010 MAZDA MAZDASPEED3 SEATS

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10560150
Vehicle	2010 MAZDA MAZDASPEED3
Component	SEATS
Date of Incident	January 10, 2014
Date Filed	January 15, 2014
Mileage	61,300 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

DRIVING WHEN SEAT MADE A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND BEGAN ROCKING WILDLY. UPON INVESTIGATION REALIZED THE WELD HAD BROKEN. THERE IS A TSB THAT APPLIES TO MY VIN NUMBER, BUT MAZDA WANTS $700 TO REPAIR THE SEAT. THERE ARE A LOT OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL AS IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING FASTER I WOULD HAVE CRASHED. TSB #09-049/10 "2010 MAZDA3 - RATTLE NOISE FROM BOTTOM OF DRIVER SEAT" APPLIES TO VINS LOWER THAN [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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