NHTSA Campaign 03V207000
PARKING BRAKE:INDICATOR LIGHT
NHTSA campaign 03V207000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the parking brake: indicator light. The repair is free.
MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS filed the report for 03V207000 with NHTSA on June 5, 2003; NHTSA's Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance influenced the recall.
For 03V207000, NHTSA lists up to 45,600 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 2, 2002 and May 27, 2003.
Owner notification letters for 03V207000 were scheduled from July 14, 2003, 39 days after the report.
03V207000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2002–2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V207000 ranks 10 of 35 MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 135, "PASSENGER CAR BRAKE SYSTEMS." DURING PRODUCTION, THE FLOAT IN THE FLUID LEVEL SENSOR IN THE BRAKE RESERVOIR CAN BE FORCED OFF OF THE GUIDE RAIL DURING THE FILLING OF THE MASTER CYLINDER.
- The risk
- SHOULD THIS OCCUR, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE FLOAT WILL NOT RETURN TO THE GUIDE RAIL AND THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WARNING INDICATOR MAY NOT FUNCTION.
- The fix
- MAZDA HAS NOT YET PROVIDED A REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN 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. 1203F.
Reported June 5, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V207000 (2)
Mazda (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V207000, 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