The defect
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 Mazda3 and Mazdaspeed3 vehicles manufactured November 18, 2008, to June 8, 2013, 2012-2015 Mazda5 vehicles manufactured October 26, 2010, to June 22, 2015, 2016 CX-3 vehicles manufactured June 1, 2015, to December 26, 2015, and 2013-2016 CX-5 vehicles manufactured December 15, 2011, to December 26, 2015. On the affected vehicles, the lift gate support struts may corrode, possibly causing the struts to break and/or the lift gate to drop unexpectedly.
The risk
If the lift gate falls unexpectedly, it may hit the user, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
Mazda dealers will replace the both lift gate supports, free of charge, however parts are not currently available. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 9916H.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mazda CX-3 | 2016 |
| Mazda CX-5 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Mazda Mazda3 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Mazda MAZDA5 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Mazda Mazdaspeed3 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
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 CX-3 | 2016 | 48 | 3 |
| Mazda CX-5 | 2013 | 194 | 1 |
| Mazda CX-5 | 2014 | 377 | 3 |
| Mazda CX-5 | 2015 | 133 | 3 |
| Mazda CX-5 | 2016 | 511 | 4 |
| Mazda MAZDA5 | 2012 | 37 | 1 |
| Mazda MAZDA5 | 2013 | 24 | 1 |
| Mazda MAZDA5 | 2014 | 12 | 1 |
| Mazda MAZDA5 | 2015 | 9 | 1 |
| Mazda Mazda3 | 2010 | 686 | 3 |
| Mazda Mazda3 | 2011 | 132 | 2 |
| Mazda Mazda3 | 2012 | 226 | 1 |
| Mazda Mazda3 | 2013 | 117 | 1 |
| Mazda Mazdaspeed3 | 2010 | 32 | 2 |
| Mazda Mazdaspeed3 | 2011 | 5 | 2 |
| Mazda Mazdaspeed3 | 2012 | 6 | 1 |
| Mazda Mazdaspeed3 | 2013 | 3 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 2016
58 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the structure; Mazda North American Operations filed 95 campaigns in all.
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| 16V891000 12 Dec 2016 | Ducati North America |
| 16V867000 2 Dec 2016 | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016