The defect
REAR BUMPER MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FATIGUE CRACKING UNDER EXTENDED TRAILER TOW SERVICE WHEN USING A BUMPER MOUNTED TRAILER HITCH.
The risk
BUMPER COULD SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE WHEN USING A BUMPERMOUNTED TRAILER HITCH BALL.
The remedy
INSTALL TWO ADDITIONAL BRACKETS, ONE ADDITIONAL BAR AND ASSOCIATED FASTENERS TO PREVENT BUMPER SEPARATION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mazda Navajo | 1991 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
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 Navajo | 1991 | 39 | 5 |
Other structure recalls in 1991
9 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the structure; MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC filed 58 campaigns in all.
| 91V199000 15 Nov 1991 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| 91V165000 23 Sept 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V145000 4 Sept 1991 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 91V135000 19 Aug 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V136000 19 Aug 1991 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 91V127000 24 Jul 1991 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 91V089000 4 Jun 1991 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 91V026000 12 Feb 1991 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991