NHTSA Campaign 05V317000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 05V317000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS filed the report for 05V317000 with NHTSA on July 7, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V317000, NHTSA lists up to 52,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 10, 2003 and July 7, 2005.
Owner notification letters for 05V317000 were scheduled from August 30, 2005, 54 days after the report.
05V317000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2004–2005.
Owners of the model years 05V317000 covers have filed at least 134 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V317000 vehicles, the 2004 Mazda RX-8 has the most (106).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V317000 ranks 7 of 35 MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS recalls on this site.
Besides 05V317000, MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS has 2 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- IF CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES ARE PARKED AND THE ENGINE IS OPERATED AT HIGH RPM'S FOR AN EXCESSIVE LENGTH OF TIME, SOME OF THE PARTS AROUND THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CAN MELT AND PRODUCE A VARIETY OF MALFUNCTIONS. PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD-UP CAN RANGE FROM INOPERATIVE OXYGEN SENSOR, NEUTRAL SWITCH AND BACK UP LIGHTS, PROBLEMS WITH THE PARKING BRAKES, MALFUNCTIONS OF THE GAS GAUGE AND/OR POSSIBLE FUEL LEAKS RESULTING FROM HEAT DAMAGE TO THE FUEL TANK.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE PARTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 30, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
- Notes
- MAZDA RECALL NO. 3305G.
Reported July 7, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V317000 (2)
Mazda (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V317000, 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: July 7, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted