Report Receipt Date: APR 04, 2014
NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V174000
Potential Number of Units Affected: 109,000
Manufacturer: Mazda North American Operations
SUMMARY:
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain modelyear 2001-2004 Tribute vehicles manufactured May 22, 2000, through
December 19, 2003, originally sold, or currently registered in,
Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont,
West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. These vehicles
may experience excessive corrosion at the forward attachment of
the lower control arm.
CONSEQUENCE:
A separation of the lower control arm can result in asignificant loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
REMEDY:
Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will install a newly designed reinforcement cross-brace, free of charge. Parts are not currentlyavailable. Mazda expects to send an interim notification around
May 19, 2014. When parts are available, owners will be mailed a
second letter to come in to have the part installed. If customers
bring their vehicles to a dealer before reinforcement crossbraces
are available, dealers will inspect the subframe and either inform
customers that the vehicle is safe to drive until the remedy parts are available or provide a rental vehicle until parts are available
if an immediate repair is needed. Owners may contact Mazda
at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 7514D.
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