The defect
RESIN MOLDED FRONT HANDLES FAIL AT THE DOOR LATCH ACTUATING ROD ATTACHMENT, FREEING THE ROD TO FALL INSIDE THE DOOR FRAME. SUBSEQUENT LOWERING OF THE ASSOCIATED WINDOW MAY FORCE THE ACTUATING ROD DOWNWARD AND RELEASE THE DOOR LATCH.
The risk
INADVERTENT ACTUATION OF THE DOOR LATCH CAUSES THE DOORTO OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN OCCUPANT FALLING OUT OF THEVEHICLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLE/LATCH ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mazda 626 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 |
| Mazda 929 | 1988, 1989 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
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 626 | 1988 | 45 | 6 |
| Mazda 626 | 1989 | 42 | 1 |
| Mazda 626 | 1990 | 44 | 1 |
| Mazda 626 | 1991 | 62 | 1 |
| Mazda 929 | 1988 | 34 | 2 |
| Mazda 929 | 1989 | 36 | 2 |
Other structure recalls in 1993
22 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the structure; MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC filed 58 campaigns in all.
| 93V221000 30 Dec 1993 | TRACKER MARINE CORP. |
| 93V218000 15 Dec 1993 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| 93V207000 7 Dec 1993 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 93V206000 7 Dec 1993 | FAIRMONT TAMPER |
| 93V197000 24 Nov 1993 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 93V032007 24 Nov 1993 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
| 93V185000 8 Nov 1993 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 93V032006 28 Sept 1993 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993