NHTSA Campaign 09V126000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 09V126000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
MAZDA MOTOR CORP filed the report for 09V126000 with NHTSA on April 16, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V126000, NHTSA lists up to 25,400 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 7, 2008 and April 10, 2009.
Owner notification letters for 09V126000 were scheduled from April 21, 2009, 5 days after the report.
09V126000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2010.
Owners of the model years 09V126000 covers have filed at least 50 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V126000 ranks 8 of 16 MAZDA MOTOR CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 09V126000, MAZDA MOTOR CORP has 1 other recall on the electrical system on this site; the one before 09V126000 was 09V066000, reported on February 23, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- MAZDA IS RECALLING 25,400 MY 2010 MAZDA3 VEHICLES. A CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE ENGINE HARNESS AND THE HOUSING OF STARTER MOTOR MAY BE INSUFFICIENT. DUE TO THIS, THE COVERING OF THE HARNESS MAY BE DAMAGED THROUGH VIBRATION DURING OPERATION POSSIBLY CAUSING A SHORT-CIRCUIT BETWEEN CERTAIN HARNESS WIRES AND THE STARTER HOUSING. A SHORT-CIRCUIT CAN RESULT IN ENGINE CONTROL MALFUNCTION AND/OR POOR SHIFT QUALITY.
- The risk
- THE MAIN FUSE MAY BLOW OUT CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL AND INABILITY OF RESTART, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL HAVE THE ENGINE HARNESS INSPECT AND ADD A PROTECTOR CLIP ON THE AFFECTED SECTION OF THE HARNESS. IF NECESSARY, THE HARNESS WILL BE REPAIRED. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON MAY 6, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
- Notes
- MAZDA RECALL NO. 5409D.
Reported April 16, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V126000 (1)
Mazda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V126000, 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: April 16, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted