NHTSA Campaign 10V374000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 10V374000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: electric power assist system. The repair is free.
MAZDA MOTOR CORP filed the report for 10V374000 with NHTSA on August 12, 2010; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 10V374000, NHTSA lists up to 215,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 2, 2007 and November 30, 2008.
The 10V374000 report reached NHTSA 20 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V374000 were scheduled from September 15, 2010, 34 days after the report.
10V374000 covers 2 models from Mazda, model years 2007–2009.
Owners of the model years 10V374000 covers have filed at least 316 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V374000 vehicles, the 2008 Mazda Mazda3 has the most (117).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V374000 ranks 1 of 16 MAZDA MOTOR CORP recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- MAZDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 MAZDA3 AND MAZDA5 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 2, 2007 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2008. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE.
- The risk
- POWER STEERING ASSIST IS SUDDENLY LOST REDUCING THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE AS TYPICALLY EXPECTED, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- MAZDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND LINES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-222-5500.
Reported August 12, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V374000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V374000, 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: August 12, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted