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NHTSA recall 00E069000 · Equipment

Latches/locks/linkages › Hood › Latch

Mazda RX-7

Reported Nov 6, 200016 vehicles affectedMAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS

The defect

Equipment description: mazda speed resinous hoods, designed and sold as accessory parts for model year 1992-1995 RX7 vehicles, manufactured between june 1, 1997, through september 19, 2000.

The risk

A hook on a hood striker for the resinous hood may separate from a base plate at the welded portion due to insufficient welding strength. the hood may suddenly open during operation, losing front visibility, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.

The remedy

Mazda will notify the RX7 vehicle customers to bring their vehicle to a mazda dealer to have the hood striker replaced with a modified one.

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Vehicles in this recall

Mazda RX-7
1992199319941995

Notes

Owner notification began january 12, 2001.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 1-313-594-7778.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).