The defect
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Mazda6 vehicles manufactured October 25, 2012, to October 10, 2014. If the pressures of four of the tires on an affected vehicle gradually drop at the same time, the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) may not warn the driver of the drop in pressure. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring System."
The risk
A vehicle that is driven with under inflated tires may experience a sudden tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will update the TPMS software, free of charge. The recall began on December 10, 2014. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mazda Mazda6 | 2014, 2015 |
Components: TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
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 Mazda6 | 2014 | 137 | 4 |
| Mazda Mazda6 | 2015 | 60 | 3 |
Other tires recalls in 2014
11 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the tires; Mazda North American Operations filed 95 campaigns in all.
| 14V800000 17 Dec 2014 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 14V740000 18 Nov 2014 | Volvo Trucks North America |
| 14V632000 8 Oct 2014 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 14V633000 8 Oct 2014 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 14V618000 3 Oct 2014 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 14V619000 3 Oct 2014 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 14V468000 31 Jul 2014 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 14V437000 18 Jul 2014 | Koenigsegg Automotive AB |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014