Mazda North American Operations: Seats
Mazda North American Operations reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 9, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 173,859. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2011 Mazda2 and 2010-2011 Mazda3 and Mazdaspeed3 vehicles equipped with a manual seat lifter. In the affected vehicles, the seat height adjustment lifter links may break or detach from the seat frame and the seat angle may incline causing the driver to not be able to maintain an appropriate driving position.
The risk
If the driver cannot maintain an appropriate driving position, there is an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat lifter links and install a reinforcement bracket to the lifter links, or replace the entire seat adjuster unit, free of charge. The recall began April 7, 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 0917B.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Mazda Mazda2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Mazda Mazda3 | 132 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2011 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Mazda Mazda3 | 686 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 2010 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 17V082000.
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