NHTSA Campaign 00V387001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
NHTSA campaign 00V387001 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages. The repair is free.
MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS filed the report for 00V387001 with NHTSA on November 28, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V387001, NHTSA lists up to 24,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 17, 2000 and November 16, 2000.
Owner notification letters for 00V387001 were scheduled from December 15, 2000, 17 days after the report.
00V387001 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V387001 ranks 15 of 35 MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS recalls on this site.
Besides 00V387001, MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS has 1 other recall on the visibility on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE CAN DISENGAGE DUE TO A BROKEN BALL SOCKET.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FUNCTION, OR OF THE WIPER FUNCTION ON THE DRIVER SIDE ONLY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE WIPER MODULE.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 15, 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 November 28, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V387001 (1)
Mazda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V387001, 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: November 28, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted