NHTSA Campaign 14V174000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
NHTSA campaign 14V174000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure: frame and members. The repair is free.
Mazda North American Operations filed the report for 14V174000 with NHTSA on April 4, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V174000, NHTSA lists up to 109,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 22, 2000 and December 19, 2003.
The 14V174000 report reached NHTSA 10 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V174000 were scheduled from May 29, 2014, 55 days after the report.
14V174000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2001–2004.
Owners of the model years 14V174000 covers have filed at least 119 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V174000 vehicles, the 2001 Mazda Tribute has the most (45).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V174000 ranks 18 of 77 Mazda North American Operations recalls on this site.
Besides 14V174000, Mazda North American Operations has 4 other recalls on the structure on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2001-2004 Tribute vehicles manufactured May 22, 2000, through December 19, 2003, originally sold, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. These vehicles may experience excessive corrosion at the forward attachment of the lower control arm.
- The risk
- A separation of the lower control arm can result in a significant loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will install a newly designed reinforcement cross-brace, free of charge. The recall began on May 29, 2014. Owners may contact Mazda at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 7514D.
Reported April 4, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V174000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V174000, 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 4, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted