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NHTSA recall 99V310002

Structure › Body › Hatchback/liftgate › Support device/strut

Mazda Navajo

Reported Nov 24, 19996,800 vehicles affectedMAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INCBuilt Apr 1, 1993 – Nov 1, 1994

The defect

Vehicle description: on certain sport utility vehicles, the hydraulic lift cylinder bracket welds could fracture.

The risk

With a broken bracket weld, there IS a potential for the liftgate bracket to gradually bend inward allowing the lift cylinder ball stud to disengage, unexpectedly allowing the liftgate to fall from an open position.

The remedy

Dealers will install liftgate reinforcement brackets. depending upon the condition of the liftgate sheet metal in the area of the bracket, dealers may also install a larger reinforcement.

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Vehicles in this recall

Mazda Navajo
19931994

Notes

Owner notification began may 12, 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).