NHTSA Campaign 18V631000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
NHTSA campaign 18V631000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front: control arm. The repair is free.
Mazda North American Operations filed the report for 18V631000 with NHTSA on September 14, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 18V631000, NHTSA lists up to 50,176 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 4, 2008 and October 1, 2010.
The 18V631000 report reached NHTSA 8 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V631000 were scheduled from March 18, 2019, 185 days after the report.
18V631000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2009–2010.
Owners of the model years 18V631000 covers have filed at least 119 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V631000 vehicles, the 2009 Mazda Mazda6 has the most (76).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V631000 ranks 30 of 77 Mazda North American Operations recalls on this site.
Besides 18V631000, Mazda North American Operations has 4 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 18V631000 was 17V355000, reported on June 1, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2009-2010 Mazda Mazda6 vehicles sold, or ever 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 front cross member may corrode after exposure to road salt.
- The risk
- Corrosion may weaken the mounting point for the passenger side lower control arm, unexpectedly changing the steering alignment and increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the cross member and either install a side member and drain hose and apply wax to protect from rust, or install a drain hose and an improved front cross member, free of charge. The recall began March 18, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500 Option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 2818I.
Reported September 14, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V631000 (2)
Mazda (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V631000, 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 14, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted