The defect
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2011 Mazda2 and 2010-2011 Mazda3 and Mazdaspeed3 vehicles equipped with a manual seat lifter. In the affected vehicles, the seat height adjustment lifter links may break or detach from the seat frame and the seat angle may incline causing the driver to not be able to maintain an appropriate driving position.
The risk
If the driver cannot maintain an appropriate driving position, there is an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat lifter links and install a reinforcement bracket to the lifter links, or replace the entire seat adjuster unit, free of charge. The recall began April 7, 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 0917B.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mazda Mazda2 | 2011 |
| Mazda Mazda3 | 2010, 2011 |
| Mazda Mazdaspeed3 | 2010, 2011 |
Components: SEATS
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 Mazda2 | 2011 | 17 | 1 |
| Mazda Mazda3 | 2010 | 686 | 3 |
| Mazda Mazda3 | 2011 | 132 | 2 |
| Mazda Mazdaspeed3 | 2010 | 32 | 2 |
| Mazda Mazdaspeed3 | 2011 | 5 | 2 |
Other seats recalls in 2017
32 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the seats; Mazda North American Operations filed 95 campaigns in all.
| 17V820000 20 Dec 2017 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 17V836000 20 Dec 2017 | Mobility Ventures LLC |
| 17V778000 4 Dec 2017 | Triple E Recreational Vehicles |
| 17V775000 1 Dec 2017 | Ford Motor Company |
| 17V767000 29 Nov 2017 | Ford Motor Company |
| 17V764000 29 Nov 2017 | Bugatti |
| 17V725000 17 Nov 2017 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 17V716000 14 Nov 2017 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017