NHTSA Campaign 00V223002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NHTSA campaign 00V223002 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: steering wheel/handle bar. The repair is free.
MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS filed the report for 00V223002 with NHTSA on August 9, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V223002, NHTSA lists up to 641 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 17, 2000 and July 26, 2000.
Owner notification letters for 00V223002 were scheduled from August 28, 2000, 19 days after the report.
00V223002 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V223002 ranks 30 of 35 MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A MIS-ASSEMBLED OR INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED NUT THAT ATTACHES THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO THE STEERING COLUMN. THE NUT COULD BE UPSIDE DOWN IN THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY, WHICH COULD OVERSTRESS THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT WHEN THE NUT IS TIGHTENED. IN ADDITION, SOME OF THE NUTS MAY HAVE BEEN CRACKED DURING MANUFACTURE RESULTING IN THE NUT FRACTURING WHEN IT IS TIGHTENED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY.
- The risk
- EITHER OF THESE CONDITIONS CAN LEAD TO THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMING LOOSE OR SEPARATING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL RETENTION ARMATURE AND, IF NECESSARY, THE STEERING COLUMN TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 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 00V223002 (1)
Mazda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V223002, 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