NHTSA Campaign 11V329000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
NHTSA campaign 11V329000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor. The repair is free.
MAZDA MOTOR CORP filed the report for 11V329000 with NHTSA on June 15, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V329000, NHTSA lists up to 103,300 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 7, 2008 and November 28, 2008.
The 11V329000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V329000 were scheduled from July 6, 2011, 21 days after the report.
11V329000 covers 2 models from Mazda, model years 2008–2009.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V329000 ranks 2 of 16 MAZDA MOTOR CORP recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- MAZDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 MAZDA3 AND MAZDASPEED3 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 7, 2008, THROUGH NOVEMBER 28, 2008. THE GROUND TERMINAL OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY HAVE BEEN INADVERTENTLY BENT DURING ASSEMBLY. IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS THEN OVER TIME THE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE OF THE MOTOR CIRCUIT MAY INCREASE UP TO A POINT THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK.
- The risk
- THE LOSS OF WIPER FUNCTION IN ADVERSE WEATHER COULD POTENTIALLY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL GROUND HARNESS ON THE WIPER MOTOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE JULY 15, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-222-5500.
- Notes
- MAZDA SAFETY RECALL NO. 6411F.
Reported June 15, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V329000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V329000, 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: June 15, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted