NHTSA Campaign 16V644000
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
NHTSA campaign 16V644000 covers 17 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure: body: hatchback/liftgate. The repair is free.
Mazda North American Operations filed the report for 16V644000 with NHTSA on September 6, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V644000, NHTSA lists up to 580,455 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 18, 2008 and June 8, 2013.
The 16V644000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V644000 were scheduled from March 8, 2017, 183 days after the report.
16V644000 covers 5 models from Mazda, model years 2010–2016.
Owners of the model years 16V644000 covers have filed at least 271 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V644000 vehicles, the 2010 Mazda Mazda3 has the most (169).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V644000 ranks 1 of 77 Mazda North American Operations recalls on this site.
Besides 16V644000, Mazda North American Operations has 4 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 16V644000 was 14V174000, reported on April 4, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 Mazda3 and Mazdaspeed3 vehicles manufactured November 18, 2008, to June 8, 2013, 2012-2015 Mazda5 vehicles manufactured October 26, 2010, to June 22, 2015, 2016 CX-3 vehicles manufactured June 1, 2015, to December 26, 2015, and 2013-2016 CX-5 vehicles manufactured December 15, 2011, to December 26, 2015. On the affected vehicles, the lift gate support struts may corrode, possibly causing the struts to break and/or the lift gate to drop unexpectedly.
- The risk
- If the lift gate falls unexpectedly, it may hit the user, increasing their risk of injury.
- The fix
- Mazda dealers will replace the both lift gate supports, free of charge, however parts are not currently available. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 9916H.
Reported September 6, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V644000 (17)
Mazda (17)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V644000, 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: September 6, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted