NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation SQ98024
Investigation · Mazda Motor Corp. · POWER TRAIN
An investigation is not a finding that a defect exists.
NHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
What NHTSA is examining
The agency's own description of the inquiry, quoted as published
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An investigation is a separate record from a recall and from a manufacturer communication. A manufacturer campaign to repair a safety defect or a failure to meet a federal safety standard.
Investigation details
Identifiers, dates and outcome as recorded by NHTSA
- Action number
- SQ98024
- Investigation type
- Investigation (SQ)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- Mazda Motor Corp.
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Opened
- Oct 29, 1998
- Closed
- Sep 10, 1999
- Associated recall campaign
- 99I005000
Vehicles named in this investigation
5 model years across 1 model
Being named here means NHTSA included the vehicle in the scope of its inquiry. It is not a statement that these vehicles have a defect.