NHTSA Campaign 00V074000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
NHTSA campaign 00V074000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder. The repair is free.
MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS filed the report for 00V074000 with NHTSA on March 7, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V074000, NHTSA lists up to 71,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 1, 1999 and January 31, 2000.
The 00V074000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V074000 were scheduled from April 21, 2000, 45 days after the report.
00V074000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 00V074000 covers have filed at least 14 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V074000 ranks 4 of 35 MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS recalls on this site.
Besides 00V074000, MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS has 2 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. CERTAIN RESERVOIR TANK CAPS ON THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WERE PRODUCED WITH A WORN OUT DIE AND LACK VENTILATION HOLES. AS A RESULT, THE PRESSURE IN THE RESERVOIR TANK CAN DROP GRADUALLY AS THE BRAKE PAD OR SHOE WEARS AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURE DROPS. ALSO, THE PRESSURE COULD REACH A POINT THAT THE BRAKE CALIPER AND DRUM CYLINDER ARE PULLED BACK BY THE VACUUM IN THE RESERVOIR TANK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED FOR A LONG TIME.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE REDUCED BRAKE EFFICIENCY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE RESERVOIR CAP AND REPLACE IT, IF NECESSARY.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 21, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
Reported March 7, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V074000 (1)
Mazda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V074000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: March 7, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted