# NHTSA recall 88V022000

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: 88V022000
- Manufacturer: MAZDA \(NORTH AMERICA\),INC
- Reported: 1988\-02\-22
- Owners notified: 1988\-04\-22
- Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- Units potentially affected: 72883

## What is wrong

AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BELOW 0 DEGREE F, FROST MAY ACCUMULATE WITHIN THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER EXTENDED CONSTANT SPEED OPERATION.


## What can happen

FROST ACCUMULATION ON THE THROTTLE VALVE MAY PREVENT THEVALVE FROM RETURNING SMOOTHLY.


## The remedy

INSTALL A NEW TYPE THERMOSTAT DESIGNED TO RAISE THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE AND WARM THE THROTTLE BODY TO A LEVEL ABOVE FREEZING.


## Notes

SYSTEM: THROTTLEVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1988 MAZDA 626](/makes/mazda/626/1988/recalls.md). Built 1987\-04\-01 to 1988\-02\-01.
- [1988 MAZDA MX6](/makes/mazda/mx-6/1988/recalls.md). Built 1987\-04\-01 to 1988\-02\-01.

## 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/88V022000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/88V022000)

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