NHTSA safety recall

Recall 93V174000

Structure › Body › Door — Mazda · reported 29 Oct 1993 · 244,000 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

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 fix

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLE/LATCH ASSEMBLY.

SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; DOOR ASSEMBLY; HANDLE; OUTER.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.

NHTSA campaign

93V174000

Filed by

Mazda (north America),inc

Report received

29 Oct 1993

Owners notified

29 Apr 1994

Potentially affected

244,000

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1988 Mazda 626 1989 Mazda 626 1990 Mazda 626 1991 Mazda 626 1988 Mazda 929 1989 Mazda 929

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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