NHTSA Campaign 00V210002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NHTSA campaign 00V210002 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the vehicle speed control. The repair is free.
MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS filed the report for 00V210002 with NHTSA on August 9, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V210002, NHTSA lists up to 606 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 17, 2000 and July 24, 2000.
The 00V210002 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V210002 were scheduled from August 25, 2000, 16 days after the report.
00V210002 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V210002 ranks 31 of 35 MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS recalls on this site.
Besides 00V210002, MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS has 2 other recalls on the vehicle speed control on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL. THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE CAN HAVE A CRACKED OR MISSING SPEED CONTROL CABLE SERVO CAP LOCATING TAB. THE LOCATING TAB COULD ENTER THE SERVO CLUTCH CAVITY AND INTERFERE WITH THE SPEED CONTROL SERVO CLUTCH. ALSO, WATER COULD ENTER THOSE UNITS THAT CONTAIN A CRACKED OR MISSING SERVO CAP LOCATING TAB, EVENTUALLY CAUSING CORROSION THAT COULD INTERFERE WITH THE FUNCTION OF THE SPEED CONTROL.
- The risk
- IF EITHER OF THESE CONDITIONS OCCURS AND THE SPEED CONTROL IS USED, THE SPEED CONTROL COULD PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO IDLE, RESULTING IN A STUCK THROTTLE. A STUCK THROTTLE COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SPEED CONTROL CABLES. VEHICLES WITH SPEED CONTROL CABLES FROM CAVITIES 3 AND 4 WILL HAVE THE CABLE THE SPEED CONTROL SERVO REPLACED.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 25, 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 August 9, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V210002 (1)
Mazda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V210002, 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: August 9, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted