NHTSA Campaign 95V033000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Issued by MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC · Reported Feb 21, 1995 · 5,760 vehicles affected

What's wrong

THE WIRE ROD USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE ENGINE VALVE SPRINGS CAN DEVELOP MINUTE CRACKS CAUSING BREAKAGE OF THE SPRINGS.

Consequence

THIS BREAKAGE CAN CAUSE ENGINE CHATTER, DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE PISTONS, AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL SIXTEEN (16) VALVE SPRINGS IN THE ENGINE OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MAZDA PROTEGE 1995 5,760

Source: NHTSA Campaign 95V033000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.