NHTSA campaign 97V228000
Mazda Recall 97V-228: MAZDA/ENGINE STALL
NHTSA recall 97V228000 was reported by MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC on December 17, 1997, with 20,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mazda 626 for the 1998 model year. Owners were notified on January 15, 1998, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 97V228000 (also written 97V-228 or 97V228)
- Filed by
- MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 20,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Fuel Injection System
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V228000. 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 · Vehicles built August 21, 1997 – December 2, 1997 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V228000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. DUE TO A PROGRAMMING ERROR, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) INSTALLED CAN, UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, TRIGGER A SHIFT IN AIR-FUEL RATIO TO AN OVERLEAN CONDITION.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN AN ENGINE STALL, WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND/OR A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE PCM WITH THE CORRECT ENGINE CONTROL LOGIC.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 1998. 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 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V228000
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.