NHTSA campaign 05V325000 · Mazda campaign 3405G

Mazda Recall 05V-325: LOWER SUSPENSION ARMS

NHTSA recall 05V325000 (Mazda campaign 3405G) was reported by MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS on July 20, 2005, with 27,800 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mazda RX-8 for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on August 30, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 05V325000 (also written 05V-325 or 05V325)
Filed by: MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS
Mazda campaign number: 3405G
Report received: July 20, 2005
Potentially affected: 27,800 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Suspension — Front — Control Arm — Lower Ball Joint
Owners notified: August 30, 2005

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V325000. 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 RX-8
- 2004

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V325000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, DUE TO IMPROPER FORGING OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM, CRACKS MAY OCCUR IN THE BALL JOINT SOCKET.

Safety consequence

IN SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE BALL MAY SEPARATE FROM THE BALL JOINT SOCKET AND A LOSS OF STEERING MAY OCCUR, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE CONTROL ARMS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 30, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.

Notes

MAZDA RECALL NO. 3405G.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236; (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V325000

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.