2000 Mazda 626 recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Certain reservoir tank caps on the brake master cylinder were produced with a worn out die and lack ventilation holes. As a result, the pressure in the reservoir tank CAN drop gradually as the brake pad or shoe wears and ambient temperature drops. Also, the pressure could reach a point that the brake caliper and drum cylinder are pulled back by the vacuum in the reservoir tank when the vehicle is parked for a long time.
💥 The risk
This condition could cause reduced brake efficiency, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the reservoir cap and replace it, if necessary.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V074000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 89004
- Manufacturer
- MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS
- Vehicles affected
- 71,000
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
- Owner phone
- 1-800-222-5500
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 21, 2000
- Built
- Feb 1, 1999 – Jan 31, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began april 21, 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 1-800-222-5500.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).