NHTSA campaign 00V118000
Mazda Recall 00V-118: MAZDA/HEAD LIGHTS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 00V118000 was reported by MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS on April 21, 2000, with 76,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mazda Protege for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on July 21, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00V118000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V118000 (also written 00V-118 or 00V118)
- Filed by
- MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 76,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting — Headlights — Switch
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA99-029 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V118000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Mazda
Mazda Protege
- 1995 · Vehicles built June 1, 1994 – July 31, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V118000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE HEADLIGHT LEAD WIRE RUNNING THROUGH THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER CAN FAIL AT THE SOLDERED CONNECTION TO THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH.
Safety consequence
THE FAILURE OF THE WIRE CONNECTION CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 21, 2000.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V118000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.