EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mazda “3, CX-30” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00823/20
Summary
Mazda 3: Due to inappropriate software of the powertrain control module (PCM), the automatic idling restart (IR) may fail to restart the engine after idle stopping (i-stop), causing it to stall and increasing the risk of an accident; Mazda 3 and CX-30: Due to inappropriate software, the powertrain control module (PCM) may incorrectly judge the half clutch condition as clutch disengaged condition and lower the engine…
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Product
Passenger car — Mazda
- Brand
- Mazda
- Name / model
- 3, CX-30 · e13*2007/46*1972*1, *2, *3, *5 (Mazda 3), e13*2007/46*2041*00 , *01 (Mazda CX-30)
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Model series BP (Mazda 3), DM (Mazda CX-30); equipped with Mazda M Hybrid and automatic idling restart (IR) system.
- Production dates: From 7 May 2019 to 30 August 2019 (Mazda CX-30 with M Hybrid and Manual Transmission)From 7 November 2018 to 5 September 2019 (Mazda 3 with M Hybrid and Manual Transmission)From 8 November 2018 to 3 July 2019 (Mazda 3 with M Hybrid)
What is the risk?
- Mazda 3: Due to inappropriate software of the powertrain control module (PCM), the automatic idling restart (IR) may fail to restart the engine after idle stopping (i-stop), causing it to stall and increasing the risk of an accident; Mazda 3 and CX-30: Due to inappropriate software, the powertrain control module (PCM) may incorrectly judge the half clutch condition as clutch disengaged condition and lower the engine torque to reduce the engine speed to idling condition.This can cause the engine to stall, increasing the risk of an accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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