NHTSA recall 17V082000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 17V082000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 0917B |
| Manufacturer | Mazda North American Operations |
| Reported | 2017-02-09 |
| Owners notified | 2017-04-07 |
| Component | SEATS |
| Units potentially affected | 173859 |
| Report | Quarterly report 7, for 2018 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2019-01-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 173859 |
| Reported remedied | 62169 (35%) |
| Reported unreachable | 7138 |
| Reported removed | 219 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 4, 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 American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2011 Mazda2 and 2010-2011 Mazda3 and Mazdaspeed3 vehicles equipped with a manual seat lifter. In the affected vehicles, the seat height adjustment lifter links may break or detach from the seat frame and the seat angle may incline causing the driver to not be able to maintain an appropriate driving position.
What can happen
If the driver cannot maintain an appropriate driving position, there is an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat lifter links and install a reinforcement bracket to the lifter links, or replace the entire seat adjuster unit, free of charge. The recall began April 7, 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 0917B.
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.
| 2011 MAZDA MAZDA2 | Built 2010-05-14 to 2010-09-14. |
|---|---|
| 2010 MAZDA MAZDA3 | Built 2008-10-07 to 2010-09-30. |
| 2011 MAZDA MAZDA3 | Built 2008-10-07 to 2010-09-30. |
| 2010 MAZDA MAZDASPEED3 | Built 2009-05-12 to 2010-09-30. |
| 2011 MAZDA MAZDASPEED3 | Built 2009-05-12 to 2010-09-30. |
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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 09-043-12-2676A | 2017-04-25. Service bulletin. SOME CUSTOMER’S MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT A RATTLE NOISE IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT (A) WHEN STOPPING OR STARTING THE VEHICLE. THIS RATTLE NOISE IS CAUSED BY A GAP BETWEEN THE SEAT FRAME AND THE LINK BRACKET. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, A BRACKET AND SEAT SPRING ARE ATTACHED TO THE INNER AND OUTER SEAT FRAMES. |
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| 09-043-12 | 2016-03-31. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.