NHTSA Campaign 00V323000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
NHTSA campaign 00V323000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment: other: owners/service/other manual. The repair is free.
MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS filed the report for 00V323000 with NHTSA on October 16, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V323000, NHTSA lists up to 12,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 17, 2000 and October 16, 2000.
Owner notification letters for 00V323000 were scheduled from December 15, 2000, 60 days after the report.
00V323000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V323000 ranks 22 of 35 MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS recalls on this site.
Besides 00V323000, MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS has 5 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 00V323000 was 00V113001, reported on April 11, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS." THE OWNER'S MANUALS DO NOT INDICATE WHICH SEATING POSITIONS ARE EQUIPPED WITH CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGES. ALSO, THE MANUALS DO NOT EXPLAIN THE MARKINGS IN THE VEHICLES THAT LOCATE THE LOWER ANCHORAGES.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE CHILD SEAT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ATTACHED INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE CHILD.
- The fix
- OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH REVISED OWNER MANUALS.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 15, 2000. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE LABEL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
Reported October 16, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V323000 (1)
Mazda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V323000, 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: October 16, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted