NHTSA Campaign 05V325000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
NHTSA campaign 05V325000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint. The repair is free.
MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS filed the report for 05V325000 with NHTSA on July 20, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V325000, NHTSA lists up to 27,800 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 05V325000 were scheduled from August 30, 2005, 41 days after the report.
05V325000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V325000 ranks 14 of 35 MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, DUE TO IMPROPER FORGING OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM, CRACKS MAY OCCUR IN THE BALL JOINT SOCKET.
- The risk
- IN SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE BALL MAY SEPARATE FROM THE BALL JOINT SOCKET AND A LOSS OF STEERING MAY OCCUR, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE CONTROL ARMS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 30, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
- Notes
- MAZDA RECALL NO. 3405G.
Reported July 20, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V325000 (1)
Mazda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V325000, 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 20, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted