Mazda Fuel System, Other: Fuel Pump

Mazda is recalling about 16,200 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, other. This could lead to an inoperative fuel pump, engine stall and the inability to restart the engine increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
10V600000
Manufacturer
MAZDA MOTOR CORP
Reported
24 November 2010
Vehicles
16,200
Built between
Jun 2009 – Apr 2010
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
6 December 2010
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 2009 and April 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2009-2010 Mazda MAZDA5Built June 2009 to April 2010

What the defect is

Mazda is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 MAZDA5 vehicles manufactured from june 29, 2009, through april 28, 2010. Water may not have been removed completely from the harness connector of the fuel pump due to variations in the fuel tank leak check process performed before vehicle assembly. The connector pin may corrode, potentially causing the pin to break.

What could happen

This could lead to an inoperative fuel pump, engine stall and the inability to restart the engine increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR AND IF NECESSARY IT WILL BE REPLACED AND THE HARNESS WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 6, 2010.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 2009 to April 2010
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA24 November 2010
  3. Owners notified6 December 2010

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 24 November 2010.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact mazda customer assistance center at 1-800-222-5500.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
MAZDA MOTOR CORP
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

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