NHTSA Campaign 04V605000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
NHTSA campaign 04V605000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: hatchback/liftgate: lock. The repair is free.
MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS filed the report for 04V605000 with NHTSA on December 23, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V605000, NHTSA lists up to 49,800 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 6, 2003 and July 30, 2004.
The 04V605000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V605000 were scheduled from March 31, 2005, 98 days after the report.
04V605000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2001–2005.
Owners of the model years 04V605000 covers have filed at least 59 complaints naming the latches/locks/linkages, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V605000 vehicles, the 2001 Mazda Tribute has the most (59).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V605000 ranks 8 of 35 MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN 2004-2005 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND CERTAIN 2001-2003 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE HAVING REAR LIFTGATE COMPONENTS SERVICED WITH 2004 EQUIVALENT COMPONENTS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 206, 'DOOR LOCKS AND DOOR RETENTION COMPONENTS.' THE REAR LIFTGATE LATCHING SYSTEM DOES NOT MEET THE INERTIA LOAD REQUIREMENT IN ONE DIRECTION.
- The risk
- IF THE LIFTGATE IS LEFT UNLOCKED, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT IT MAY OPEN DURING A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR LIFTGATE LATCH RELEASE ROD, THE RELEASE ROD ATTACHMENT CLIP AND THE DOOR HANDLE RETURN SPRING. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 31, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
- Notes
- MAZDA RECALL NO. 2804L.
Reported December 23, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V605000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V605000, 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: December 23, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted