NHTSA Campaign 06V463000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
NHTSA campaign 06V463000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch. The repair is free.
MAZDA MOTOR CORP filed the report for 06V463000 with NHTSA on December 4, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V463000, NHTSA lists up to 9,800 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 12, 2000 and February 1, 2006.
The 06V463000 report reached NHTSA 10 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V463000 were scheduled from December 18, 2006, 14 days after the report.
06V463000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2006.
Owners of the model years 06V463000 covers have filed at least 5 complaints naming the latches/locks/linkages, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V463000 ranks 12 of 16 MAZDA MOTOR CORP recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: ALASKA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN,AND WYOMING. THE SIDE DOOR LATCH MECHANISMS MAY EXPERIENCE WATER INTRUSION ALLOWING THE LATCH MECHANISM TO FREEZE IN COLD WEATHER.
- The risk
- AS A RESULT, WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED THE DOOR LATCH PAWL MAY REMAIN IN THE OPEN POSITION RESULTING IN THE DOOR NOT BEING ABLE TO BE CLOSED AND LATCHED. IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED WITH AN OPEN DOOR IT MAY ALLOW AN UNBELTED OCCUPANT TO BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SLIDING DOOR LATCHES WITH MODIFIED LATCHES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
- Notes
- MAZDA RECALL NO. 4306K.
Reported December 4, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V463000 (1)
Mazda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V463000, 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 4, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted