Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 17V082000

Seats

Mazda North American Operations filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2017-02-09.

Recall campaignNHTSA 17V082000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
Mazda North American Operations
Vehicles affected
173,859
Reported to NHTSA
2017-02-09
Owners notified
2017-04-07

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

If the driver cannot maintain an appropriate driving position, there is an increased risk of a crash.

Manufacturer 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.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

5 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
Mazda MAZDA22011
Mazda MAZDA32011 2010
Mazda MAZDASPEED32011 2010

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.