NHTSA campaign 98V066000
Mazda Recall 98V-066: MAZDA/WIRING HARNESS
NHTSA recall 98V066000 was reported by MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC on March 25, 1998, with 8,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mazda Miata for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on April 15, 1998, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V066000 (also written 98V-066 or 98V066)
- Filed by
- MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 8,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Wiring — Front Underhood
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V066000. 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 Miata
- 1999 · Vehicles built November 1, 1997 – March 14, 1998 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V066000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1.8 LITER ENGINES. AS A RESULT OF THE LENGTH AND ROUTING OF THE INJECTOR HARNESS, IT CAN CONTACT THE MANIFOLD AT THE EGR PIPE. IF THE HARNESS IS DAMAGED, A SHORT CIRCUIT CAN OCCUR, BLOWING THE FUSE FOR THE FUEL INJECTOR.
Safety consequence
THIS CAN RESULT IN THE ENGINE STALLING.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REROUTE THE INJECTOR HARNESS AND REPLACE THE HARNESS IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL15, 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 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V066000
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.