2008–2009 Mazda MAZDA3 & 2008–2009 Mazda MAZDASPEED3 recall: windows, wipers & mirrors
⚠️ What's wrong
Mazda is recalling certain model year 2008-2009 MAZDA3 and MAZDASPEED3 vehicles manufactured from january 7, 2008, through november 28, 2008. The ground terminal of the windshield wiper motor may have been inadvertently bent during assembly. If this condition exists then over time the electrical resistance of the motor circuit may increase up to a point that the windshield wipers would not work.
💥 The risk
The loss of wiper function in adverse weather could potentially increase the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install an additional ground harness on the wiper motor free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on or before july 15, 2011. Owners may contact mazda customer assistance center at 1-800-222-5500.
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
- 11V329000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 6411F
- Manufacturer
- MAZDA MOTOR CORP
- Vehicles affected
- 103,300
- Component
- VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
- Owner phone
- 1-800-222-5500
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jul 6, 2011
- Built
- Jan 7, 2008 – Nov 28, 2008
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Mazda safety recall no. 6411F.owners 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 .