NHTSA campaign 05V525000 · Mazda campaign 3705K
Mazda Recall 05V-525: WIPER MOTOR GREASE
NHTSA recall 05V525000 (Mazda campaign 3705K) was reported by MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS on November 17, 2005, with 3,982 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mazda B-Series Truck and Mazda Tribute for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on November 28, 2005, 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 05V525000 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.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V525000 (also written 05V-525 or 05V525)
- Filed by
- MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS
- Mazda campaign number
- 3705K
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3,982 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Visibility — Windshield Wiper/Washer — Motor
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V525000. 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 B-Series Truck
- 2006 · Vehicles built August 29, 2005 – October 17, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Mazda Tribute
- 2006 · Vehicles built August 29, 2005 – October 17, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V525000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITHOUT GREASE APPLIED TO THE OUTPUT SHAFT GEAR.
Safety consequence
AFTER A PERIOD OF CONTINUOUS USE ON THE HIGH SPEED SETTING, LACK OF GREASE ON THE OUTPUT SHAFT GEAR MAY CAUSE THE GEAR TEETH TO DISTORT OR FRACTURE DURING OPERATION RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF WIPER FUNCTION. INOPERATIVE WIPERS UNDER INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE A CRASH DUE TO IMPAIRED VISIBILITY.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WIPER MOTOR FOR THE PRESENCE OF GREASE AND GREASE THE WIPER MOTOR GEARS IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 28, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
Notes
MAZDA RECALL NO. 3705K.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE 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 05V525000
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.