NHTSA Campaign 15V451000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
NHTSA campaign 15V451000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint. The repair is free.
Mazda North American Operations filed the report for 15V451000 with NHTSA on July 20, 2015; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 15V451000, NHTSA lists up to 193,484 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 24, 2006 and December 28, 2013.
The 15V451000 report reached NHTSA 19 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V451000 were scheduled from September 14, 2015, 56 days after the report.
15V451000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2007–2014.
Owners of the model years 15V451000 covers have filed at least 135 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V451000 vehicles, the 2008 Mazda CX-9 has the most (55).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V451000 ranks 10 of 77 Mazda North American Operations recalls on this site.
Besides 15V451000, Mazda North American Operations has 4 other recalls on the suspension on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2007-2014 CX-9 vehicles manufactured October 24, 2006, to December 28, 2013. The affected vehicles have front suspension ball joints that may corrode from water leaking into the fitting.
- The risk
- Over time, the ball joint corrosion may result in the front lower control arm separating from the ball joint, causing a loss of steering control and increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace both the left and right lower control arms, free of charge. The recall began on September 14, 2015. The recall will begin with model year 2007-2009 vehicles registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The second phase will be for model year 2010-2014 vehicles in the same states. Finally, all remaining vehicles will be remedied. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 8515G.
Reported July 20, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V451000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V451000, 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: July 20, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted