Recall Detail

MAZDA / TRIBUTE / 2001

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 5425 Vehicale/Equipment Name: MAZDA
Recalled Component Id: 000011535000213813000000311 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: TRIBUTE Model Year: 2001
NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V260002 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER Manufacturer That Filed Report: MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS
Start date of Manufacturing: May, 11 2000 End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 01 2000
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1900
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 20 2000 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mazda Motor Corp. Report Received Date: Sep, 12 2000
Record Creation date : Sep, 14 2000 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: some 4x2 sport utility vehicles not equipped with an antilock braking system may have inadvertently been built with 4x4 rear hubs instead of 4x2 hubs. if the incorrect hubs are installed on a 4x2 vehicle, the rear wheels can loosen, or in some cases, separate from the vehicle. Consequence Summary: This condition could cause loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the rear hubs and, if necessary, replace them. Recall Notes: Owner notification began october 20, 2000. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mazda at 1-800-222-5500. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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