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NHTSA recall 00V134000

Engine and engine cooling › Engine

Mazda 626

Reported May 9, 200031,000 vehicles affectedMAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONSMaker’s number 92004Built Aug 22, 1997 – Aug 28, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. an external spring in the timing belt tensioner could break.

The risk

The broken spring may get caught in the timing belt, resulting possible engine stalling.

The remedy

Dealers will check the tensioner installed and replace it if the vehicle IS equipped with the affected tensioner.

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Vehicles in this recall

Mazda 626
19981999

Notes

Owner notification began september 28, 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 1-000-222-5500.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).