Abstract: A method for producing a deflection element for safety belt systems in vehicles, includes making grooves in a flat metal blank, using an embossing tool, and producing a metal body from the flat metal blank, by means of punching and cold deformation. The metal body has an attachment opening and a belt eye having a belt surface that is rounded in cross-section, to guide a safety belt, whereby the belt running surface contains the grooves previously formed in the flat metal blank.