NHTSA Campaign 09V043000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
NHTSA campaign 09V043000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the structure: body: door: hinge and attachments. The repair is free.
MAZDA MOTOR CORP filed the report for 09V043000 with NHTSA on February 4, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V043000, NHTSA lists up to 29,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 8, 2008 and November 7, 2008.
The 09V043000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V043000 were scheduled from February 13, 2009, 9 days after the report.
09V043000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2009.
Owners of the model years 09V043000 covers have filed at least 123 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V043000 ranks 7 of 16 MAZDA MOTOR CORP recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- MAZDA IS RECALLING 29,000 MY 2009 MAZDA6. THE OUTER DOOR HANDLES MAY STICK WHICH MAY PREVENT THE DOOR FROM LATCHING. THIS SITUATION MAY ALLOW THE DOOR TO OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
- The risk
- DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE DOOR UNLATCHED COULD LEAD TO AN UNBELTED OCCUPANT BEING EJECTED AND COULD RESULT IN DEATH OR INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DOOR HANDLES AND IF NECESSARY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE HANDLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 13, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
- Notes
- MAZDA RECALL NO. 5209A.
Reported February 4, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V043000 (1)
Mazda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V043000, 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: February 4, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted