NHTSA Campaign 14V282000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 14V282000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: electric power assist system. The repair is free.
Mazda North American Operations filed the report for 14V282000 with NHTSA on May 29, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V282000, NHTSA lists up to 33,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 5, 2006 and September 11, 2010.
The 14V282000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V282000 were scheduled from July 16, 2014, 48 days after the report.
14V282000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2008–2010.
Owners of the model years 14V282000 covers have filed at least 124 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V282000 vehicles, the 2008 Mazda Tribute has the most (94).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V282000 ranks 37 of 77 Mazda North American Operations recalls on this site.
Besides 14V282000, Mazda North American Operations has 2 other recalls on the steering on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Tribute vehicles manufactured October 5, 2006, through September 11, 2010. The affected vehicles have a steering torque sensor that may not be able to properly detect driver steering input. As a result, the system could remove the Electric Power Steering (EPS) assist.
- The risk
- If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Mazda will notify owners and dealers will update the software for the power steering control module (PSCM) and the instrument cluster module, free of charge. If a vehicle shows a history of a loss of the torque sensor signal or fault codes relating to the PSCM when the vehicle is brought in for the recall remedy, the affected components will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began in July 2014. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 7614E.
Reported May 29, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V282000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V282000, 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: May 29, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted