NHTSA Campaign 07V347000

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Issued by MAZDA MOTOR CORP · Reported Aug 7, 2007 · 76,000 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.

Consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. AN INTERIM NOTICE WAS SENT TO OWNERS ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2007, DIRECTING THEM TO HAVE THE SPEED DEACTIVATION CONTROL SWITCH DISCONNECTED TEMPORARILY. A SECOND NOTIFICATION LETTER TO OWNERS WAS IN FEBRUARY 2008 ADVISING THEM TO RETURN TO DEALERS FOR INSTALLATION OF THE REPAIR PART. OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES WHO DID NOT RECEIVE A PHASE 2 NOTICE AND HAVE NOT HAD THE RECALL COMPLETED WILL BE NOTIFIED BEGINNING AUGUST 6, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK 1998 76,000
MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK 1999 76,000
MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK 2000 76,000
MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK 2001 76,000
MAZDA B-SERIES TRUCK 2002 76,000

Source: NHTSA Campaign 07V347000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.