# NHTSA recall 23V135000

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: 23V135000
- Manufacturer's number: 5723B
- Manufacturer: Mazda North American Operations
- Reported: 2023\-03\-01
- Owners notified: 2023\-04\-11
- Component: TRAILER HITCHES
- Units potentially affected: 560
- Part numbers: VA40V7780 \(/w 4\-pin connector\), VA41V7780 \(/w 7\-pin connector\)

## What is wrong

Mazda North America Operations \(Mazda\) is recalling certain 2023 CX\-50 vehicles equipped with a Mazda Genuine Accessory trailer hitch.  The trailer hitch harness may detach and become damaged, which can result in inoperative trailer lights and/or brakes.


## What can happen

Towing a trailer with inoperative lights or brakes can increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will repair the trailer hitch harness, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 11, 2023.  Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1\-800\-222\-5500 option 6.  Mazda's number for this recall is 5723B.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-20
- Vehicles in the campaign: 560
- Reported remedied: 356 \(63%\)
- Reported unreachable: 1
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 1, 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2023 MAZDA CX\-50](/makes/mazda/cx-50/2023/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [ONP08](/bulletins/10238706.md), 2023-07-06, Service bulletin
- [RF\-23\-05](/bulletins/10235581.md), 2023-05-04, Service bulletin
- [SA\-021\-22a](/bulletins/10222548.md), 2022-10-06, Service bulletin
- [SA\-021\-22](/bulletins/10210882.md), 2022-05-05, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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