NHTSA Campaign 00V260002
WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER
NHTSA campaign 00V260002 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the wheels: hubcap/cover. The repair is free.
MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS filed the report for 00V260002 with NHTSA on September 12, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V260002, NHTSA lists up to 1,900 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 11, 2000 and September 1, 2000.
Owner notification letters for 00V260002 were scheduled from October 20, 2000, 38 days after the report.
00V260002 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V260002 ranks 29 of 35 MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SOME 4X2 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM MAY HAVE INADVERTENTLY BEEN BUILT WITH 4X4 REAR HUBS INSTEAD OF 4X2 HUBS. IF THE INCORRECT HUBS ARE INSTALLED ON A 4X2 VEHICLE, THE REAR WHEELS CAN LOOSEN, OR IN SOME CASES, SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR HUBS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THEM.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 20, 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 September 12, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V260002 (1)
Mazda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V260002, 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: September 12, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted