NHTSA recall 14V173000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 14V173000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 7314D |
| Manufacturer | Mazda North American Operations |
| Reported | 2014-04-03 |
| Owners notified | 2014-05-19 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR |
| Units potentially affected | 5700 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2015-10-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 5700 |
| Reported remedied | 4894 (85%) |
| Reported unreachable | 106 |
| Reported removed | 2 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2014 Mazda3 vehicles manufactured June 12, 2013, through December 18, 2013, and model year 2014-2015 Mazda6 vehicles manufactured May 20, 2013, through December 4, 2013, and both equipped with a 2.5L engine and a regenerative engine braking system. When driving the affected vehicles in heavy rain or in deep puddles, the alternator belt may slip causing the Power Control module (PCM) to incorrectly assume failure of the charging system.
What can happen
Once the PCM assumes that the charging system has failed, the vehicle will stop charging and could result in poor acceleration, loss of steering assist and windshield wiper operation, and a possible engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the PCM with updated software, free of charge. The recall began on May 19, 2014. Owners may contact Mazda at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 7314D.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2014 MAZDA MAZDA3 | Built 2013-06-12 to 2013-12-18. |
|---|---|
| 2014 MAZDA MAZDA6 | Built 2013-05-20 to 2013-12-04. |
| 2015 MAZDA MAZDA6 | Built 2013-05-20 to 2013-12-04. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.