NHTSA Campaign 19V907000
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
NHTSA campaign 19V907000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking. The repair is free.
Mazda North American Operations filed the report for 19V907000 with NHTSA on December 19, 2019; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 19V907000, NHTSA lists up to 35,390 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 25, 2018 and October 23, 2019.
The 19V907000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V907000 were scheduled from February 14, 2020, 57 days after the report.
19V907000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2019–2020.
Owners of the model years 19V907000 covers have filed at least 24 complaints naming the forward collision avoidance, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 19V907000 vehicles, the 2020 Mazda Mazda3 has the most (15).
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V907000 ranks 35 of 77 Mazda North American Operations recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Mazda3 vehicles. The Smart Brake System (SBS) can falsely detect an obstacle while driving, activating the automatic emergency braking system and suddenly stopping the vehicle.
- The risk
- Stopping the vehicle unexpectedly increases the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will update the SBS software. In addition, vehicles with certain production dates will receive an instrument cluster software update or replacement and a replacement owner's manual. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began February 14, 2020. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, Option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 4219L.
Reported December 19, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V907000 (2)
Mazda (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V907000, 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: December 19, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted