The defect
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. AN INTERIM NOTICE WAS SENT TO OWNERS ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2007, DIRECTING THEM TO HAVE THE SPEED DEACTIVATION CONTROL SWITCH DISCONNECTED TEMPORARILY. A SECOND NOTIFICATION LETTER TO OWNERS WAS IN FEBRUARY 2008 ADVISING THEM TO RETURN TO DEALERS FOR INSTALLATION OF THE REPAIR PART. OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES WHO DID NOT RECEIVE A PHASE 2 NOTICE AND HAVE NOT HAD THE RECALL COMPLETED WILL BE NOTIFIED BEGINNING AUGUST 6, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mazda B-Series Truck | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mazda B-Series Truck | 1998 | 67 | 3 |
| Mazda B-Series Truck | 1999 | 78 | 2 |
| Mazda B-Series Truck | 2000 | 58 | 2 |
| Mazda B-Series Truck | 2001 | 37 | 3 |
| Mazda B-Series Truck | 2002 | 28 | 2 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2007
9 of the 587 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2007 concerned the vehicle speed control; MAZDA MOTOR CORP filed 20 campaigns in all.
| 07V581000 14 Dec 2007 | MACK TRUCKS, INC |
| 07V488000 17 Oct 2007 | NATIONAL RV, INC. |
| 07V362000 15 Aug 2007 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 07V336000 3 Aug 2007 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 07V147000 2 Apr 2007 | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
| 07V078000 6 Mar 2007 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 07V048000 12 Feb 2007 | SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS |
| 07V030000 1 Feb 2007 | GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2007