NHTSA Campaign 10V051000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
NHTSA campaign 10V051000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler. The repair is free.
MAZDA MOTOR CORP filed the report for 10V051000 with NHTSA on February 19, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V051000, NHTSA lists up to 12,300 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 28, 2009 and January 14, 2010.
The 10V051000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V051000 were scheduled from March 9, 2010, 18 days after the report.
10V051000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2010.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V051000 ranks 11 of 16 MAZDA MOTOR CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 10V051000, MAZDA MOTOR CORP has 1 other recall on the seats on this site; the one before 10V051000 was 06V116000, reported on April 12, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- MAZDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 CX-9 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRICALLY HEATED FRONT SEATS. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY UNDER EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS FOR THE SEAT HEATER CONTROL CIRCUIT TO OVERHEAT AND FAIL DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ELECTRICAL GROUNDING.
- The risk
- THIS MAY CAUSE BURN DAMAGE OF THE SEAT CUSHION SURFACE, OR A RISK OF SMOKE/FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL GROUND HARNESS ON THE SEAT HEATER CONTROL SYSTEM. THE SEAT HEATER CONTROL CIRCUIT WILL BE REPLACED IF NECESSARY AND/OR THE SEAT WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 9, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
- Notes
- MAZDA RECALL NO. 5810B.
Reported February 19, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V051000 (1)
Mazda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V051000, 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 19, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted