NHTSA Campaign 88V022000

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

Issued by MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC · Reported Feb 22, 1988 · 72,883 vehicles affected

What's wrong

AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BELOW 0 DEGREE F, FROST MAY ACCUMULATE WITHIN THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER EXTENDED CONSTANT SPEED OPERATION.

Consequence

FROST ACCUMULATION ON THE THROTTLE VALVE MAY PREVENT THEVALVE FROM RETURNING SMOOTHLY.

Remedy

INSTALL A NEW TYPE THERMOSTAT DESIGNED TO RAISE THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE AND WARM THE THROTTLE BODY TO A LEVEL ABOVE FREEZING.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MAZDA 626 1988 72,883
MAZDA MX6 1988 72,883

Source: NHTSA Campaign 88V022000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.