NHTSA Campaign 17V082000
SEATS
NHTSA campaign 17V082000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seats. The repair is free.
Mazda North American Operations filed the report for 17V082000 with NHTSA on February 9, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V082000, NHTSA lists up to 173,859 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 14, 2010 and September 14, 2010.
The 17V082000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V082000 were scheduled from April 7, 2017, 57 days after the report.
17V082000 covers 2 models from Mazda, model years 2010–2011.
Owners of the model years 17V082000 covers have filed at least 144 complaints naming the seats, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V082000 vehicles, the 2010 Mazda Mazda3 has the most (106).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V082000 ranks 13 of 77 Mazda North American Operations recalls on this site.
Besides 17V082000, Mazda North American Operations has 2 other recalls on the seats on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2011 Mazda2 and 2010-2011 Mazda3 and Mazdaspeed3 vehicles equipped with a manual seat lifter. In the affected vehicles, the seat height adjustment lifter links may break or detach from the seat frame and the seat angle may incline causing the driver to not be able to maintain an appropriate driving position.
- The risk
- If the driver cannot maintain an appropriate driving position, there is an increased risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat lifter links and install a reinforcement bracket to the lifter links, or replace the entire seat adjuster unit, free of charge. The recall began April 7, 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 0917B.
Reported February 9, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V082000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V082000, 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: February 9, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted