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NHTSA : 14V174000🔴 ⚠️ High severity

Campaign Details

Component: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

Defect Description

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2001-2004 Tribute vehicles manufactured May 22, 2000, through December 19, 2003, originally sold, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. These vehicles may experience excessive corrosion at the forward attachment of the lower control arm.

Consequence / Hazard

A separation of the lower control arm can result in a significant loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Proposed Solution

Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will install a newly designed reinforcement cross-brace, free of charge. The recall began on May 29, 2014. Owners may contact Mazda at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 7514D.

🚗 Affected Vehicles4

All the models below were recalled for this exact same problem.