NHTSA campaign 00V134000 · Mazda campaign 92004

Mazda Recall 00V-134: MAZDA/TIMING BELT TENSIONER

NHTSA recall 00V134000 (Mazda campaign 92004) was reported by MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS on May 9, 2000, with 31,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mazda 626 for model years 1998–1999. Owners were notified on September 28, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 00V134000 (also written 00V-134 or 00V134)
Filed by: MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS
Mazda campaign number: 92004
Report received: May 9, 2000
Potentially affected: 31,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine
Owners notified: September 28, 2000

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V134000. 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 626
- 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built August 22, 1997 – August 28, 1998 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V134000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. AN EXTERNAL SPRING IN THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER COULD BREAK.

Safety consequence

THE BROKEN SPRING MAY GET CAUGHT IN THE TIMING BELT, RESULTING POSSIBLE ENGINE STALLING.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL CHECK THE TENSIONER INSTALLED AND REPLACE IT IF THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE AFFECTED TENSIONER.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 28, 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 1-000-222-5500.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 00V134000

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.