NHTSA Campaign 03V206000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 03V206000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: fog lights. The repair is free.
MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS filed the report for 03V206000 with NHTSA on June 5, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V206000, NHTSA lists up to 64,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 10, 2000 and February 28, 2003.
The 03V206000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V206000 were scheduled from July 14, 2003, 39 days after the report.
03V206000 covers 3 models from Mazda, model years 2001–2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V206000 ranks 5 of 35 MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS recalls on this site.
Besides 03V206000, MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS has 1 other recall on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 03V206000 was 03V053000, reported on February 13, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MINI VANS AND PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE SOCKET HOLDER IN THE FOG LIGHTS IS INSTALLED IN THE LAMP CASING USING PRESSURE. DURING OPERATION OF THE FOG LIGHT, THE HEAT FROM THE BULB CAN EXPAND THE SOCKET HOLDER. THE EXPANSION CAN FORCE THE SOCKET HOLDER REARWARD. AFTER REPEATEDLY BEING SUBJECT TO THIS EXPANSION, IF THE FOG LIGHT IS ALSO SUBJECTED TO VIBRATION DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, THE SOCKET HOLDER WITH THE BULB HOLDER AND THE WIRING HARNESS MAY SEPARATE FROM THE FOG LIGHT CASING.
- The risk
- SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE BULB SOCKET AND THE HARNESS CAN DROP INSIDE THE BUMPER AND POSSIBLY BUT RARELY, THE HEAT GENERATED BY THE BULB CAN CAUSE THE BUMPER TO BURN.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SPRING TO PREVENT THE SOCKET HOLDER FROM SEPARATING FROM THE LAMP CASE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JULY 14, 2003. 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.
- Notes
- MAZDA RECALL NO. 1103F.
Reported June 5, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V206000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V206000, 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: June 5, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted