NHTSA Campaign 04V583000

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES

Issued by MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS · Reported Dec 10, 2004 · 121,000 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE ACCELERATOR CABLE MAY PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM RETURNING TO THE IDLE POSITION.

Consequence

AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN ENGINE IDLE SPEED MAY INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE AND MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 28, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500, OPTION #4.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MAZDA TRIBUTE 2002 121,000
MAZDA TRIBUTE 2003 121,000
MAZDA TRIBUTE 2004 121,000

Source: NHTSA Campaign 04V583000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.