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NHTSA safety recall

Recall 93V174000: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC · Reported to NHTSA Oct 29, 1993

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
Units potentially affectedThe manufacturer's own estimate of how many vehicles or items of equipment may contain the defect. It is not a count of failures, and not every unit in the range is necessarily affected.
244,000
Model years coveredModel years in our database that NHTSA matched to this campaign. Whether an individual vehicle is covered still depends on its VIN.
6
Models covered
2
Grouped from the model years above
Reported to NHTSA
Oct 29, 1993
Production — – Aug 31, 1991

What this recall covers

NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published

The defect

RESIN MOLDED FRONT HANDLES FAIL AT THE DOOR LATCH ACTUATING ROD ATTACHMENT, FREEING THE ROD TO FALL INSIDE THE DOOR FRAME. SUBSEQUENT LOWERING OF THE ASSOCIATED WINDOW MAY FORCE THE ACTUATING ROD DOWNWARD AND RELEASE THE DOOR LATCH.

The risk

INADVERTENT ACTUATION OF THE DOOR LATCH CAUSES THE DOORTO OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN OCCUPANT FALLING OUT OF THEVEHICLE.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLE/LATCH ASSEMBLY.

Notes

SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; DOOR ASSEMBLY; HANDLE; OUTER.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.

A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.

Campaign details

Identifiers and dates as filed with NHTSA

Manufacturer
MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC
Manufacturer's campaign number
Not recorded
NHTSA campaign number
93V174000
Units potentially affected
244,000
Report received
Oct 29, 1993
Production range
— – Aug 31, 1991
Campaign type
Vehicle
Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
Not recorded

Vehicles covered

6 model years across 2 models

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.