NHTSA recall campaign

03V206000

Exterior Lighting › Fog Lights

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6Affected configurations shown64,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentExterior Lighting › Fog Lights
Report receivedMay 6, 2003
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE BULB SOCKET AND THE HARNESS CAN DROP INSIDE THE BUMPER AND POSSIBLY BUT RARELY, THE HEAT GENERATED BY THE BULB CAN CAUSE THE BUMPER TO BURN.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SPRING TO PREVENT THE SOCKET HOLDER FROM SEPARATING FROM THE LAMP CASE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JULY 14, 2003. 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.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 03V206000

2003 MAZDA MPVOpen vehicle record →2003 MAZDA MAZDA6Open vehicle record →2003 MAZDA MIATAOpen vehicle record →2002 MAZDA MPVOpen vehicle record →2002 MAZDA MIATAOpen vehicle record →2001 MAZDA MIATAOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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