EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car "Mazda 3" and "Mazda3 MPS" Mazda — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0723/11
Summary
null The ground terminal of the windscreen 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 which would result in the motor becoming inoperative. The loss of the front windscreen wiper function in adverse weather could potentially increase the risk of a crash.
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Product
Passenger car "Mazda 3" and "Mazda3 MPS" — Mazda
- Brand
- Mazda
- Name / model
- The recall affects vehicles, produced from 7 January 2008 through 22 December 2008. Affected VIN range:JMZ BK1*** 01 714164 – 828410JMZ BK1*** 81 714210 – 754177JMZ BK14** 91 75.....
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
What is the risk?
- null The ground terminal of the windscreen 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 which would result in the motor becoming inoperative. The loss of the front windscreen wiper function in adverse weather could potentially increase the risk of a crash.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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