The defect
IN AREAS OF HEAVY USAGE, ROAD SALT MAY ACCUMULATE AT SURFACES OF COMPONENTS OF FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS.
The risk
THIS WOULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE DISC PAD LINER CORROSIONTHAT WOULD PREVENT FREE MOVEMENT OF DISC PADS RESULTING IN INEFFECTIVE BRAKINGOF THE FRONT BRAKES.
The remedy
REPAIR FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS TO PREVENT ROAD SALT ACCUMULATION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mazda RX7 | 1986, 1987 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER
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 RX7 | 1986 | 11 | 1 |
| Mazda RX7 | 1987 | 50 | 1 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 1987
12 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the service brakes, air; MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC filed 58 campaigns in all.
| 87V174000 12 Nov 1987 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 87V158000 6 Oct 1987 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 87V147000 15 Sept 1987 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 87V145000 15 Sept 1987 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 87V130000 14 Aug 1987 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 87V123000 5 Aug 1987 | ESTABLISHMENT INDUSTRIES |
| 87V121000 3 Aug 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V112000 20 Jul 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987