NHTSA Campaign 05V525000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
NHTSA campaign 05V525000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor. The repair is free.
MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS filed the report for 05V525000 with NHTSA on November 17, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V525000, NHTSA lists up to 3,982 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 29, 2005 and October 17, 2005.
The 05V525000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V525000 were scheduled from November 28, 2005, 11 days after the report.
05V525000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V525000 ranks 28 of 35 MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS recalls on this site.
Besides 05V525000, MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS has 1 other recall on the visibility on this site; the one before 05V525000 was 00V387001, reported on November 28, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITHOUT GREASE APPLIED TO THE OUTPUT SHAFT GEAR.
- The risk
- AFTER A PERIOD OF CONTINUOUS USE ON THE HIGH SPEED SETTING, LACK OF GREASE ON THE OUTPUT SHAFT GEAR MAY CAUSE THE GEAR TEETH TO DISTORT OR FRACTURE DURING OPERATION RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF WIPER FUNCTION. INOPERATIVE WIPERS UNDER INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE A CRASH DUE TO IMPAIRED VISIBILITY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WIPER MOTOR FOR THE PRESENCE OF GREASE AND GREASE THE WIPER MOTOR GEARS IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 28, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
- Notes
- MAZDA RECALL NO. 3705K.
Reported November 17, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V525000 (1)
Mazda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V525000, 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: November 17, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted