Recall Detail

MAZDA / MIATA / 1999

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 8012 Vehicale/Equipment Name: MAZDA
Recalled Component Id: 000010090000213755000000147 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: MIATA Model Year: 1999
NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V032000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP Manufacturer That Filed Report: MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS
Start date of Manufacturing: Nov, 18 1997 End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 05 1998
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 22000
Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 19 2000 Recall Initiator: ODI
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mazda Motor Corp. Report Received Date: Feb, 07 2000
Record Creation date : Feb, 07 2000 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the non-return valve installed at the lower end of the fuel filler pipe can stick due to insufficient clearance between the valve case and the valve shutter combined with the material properties of the fuel hose between the filler pipe and the fuel tank. Consequence Summary: This can cause a "hard to refuel" condition, and in some instances, a "fuel spit back" during refueling.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the non-return valve with a modified return valve. Recall Notes: Owner notification began may 19, 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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