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NHTSA recall 97V228000

Fuel system, gasoline › Fuel injection system

Mazda 626

Reported Dec 17, 199720,000 vehicles affectedMAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INCBuilt Aug 21, 1997 – Dec 2, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. due to a programming error, the powertrain control module (pcm) installed can, under certain driving conditions, trigger a shift in air-fuel ratio to an overlean condition.

The risk

This condition can result in an engine stall, which could lead to loss of vehicle control and/or a vehicle crash.

The remedy

Dealers will reprogram the pcm with the correct engine control logic.

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Vehicles in this recall

Mazda 626
1998

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin during january 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 1-800-424-9393.