NHTSA Campaign 16V593000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
NHTSA campaign 16V593000 covers 6 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 16V593000 with NHTSA on August 11, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V593000, NHTSA lists up to 190,102 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 14, 2006 and May 9, 2012.
The 16V593000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V593000 were scheduled from September 20, 2017, 405 days after the report.
16V593000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2007–2012.
Owners of the model years 16V593000 covers have filed at least 237 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V593000 vehicles, the 2007 Mazda CX-7 has the most (59).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V593000 ranks 11 of 77 Mazda North American Operations recalls on this site.
Besides 16V593000, Mazda North American Operations has 4 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 16V593000 was 15V451000, reported on July 20, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2007-2012 Mazda CX-7 vehicles manufactured February 14, 2006, to May 9, 2012. In the affected vehicles, water may enter the front suspension ball joint fittings. If the water is contaminated with salt, such as from driving on snowy roads that have been treated, the ball joint may corrode and separate from the lower control arm, resulting in a loss of steering control.
- The risk
- A loss of steering control can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace both front lower control arms, free of charge. As a priority, Mazda will first address all affected 2007-2008 vehicles as well as 2009-2011 vehicles currently 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. West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia. The remaining vehicles will be addressed as parts are available. The recall began September 20, 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 9716H.
Reported August 11, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V593000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V593000, 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 11, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted