# Transport Canada recall 1988021

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: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 1988021
- Manufacturer's number: 30803
- Reported: 1988\-02\-18
- Component: Engine
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 8619

## What is wrong

AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BELOW \-18 DEGREES CELSIUS, FROST MAY ACCUMULATE WITHIN THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER CONDITIONS OF EXTENDED CONSTANT SPEED OPERATION. THIS COULD RESULT IN A HEAVY ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CAUSE UNEVEN THROTTLE VALVE RETURN.

CORRECTION: THE SINGLE STAGE ENGINE COOLANT THERMOSTAT WILL BE REPLACED WITH A DUAL STAGE THERMOSTAT EQUIPPED WITH A SUBVALVE TO INCREASE THE TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE THROTTLE BODY.

V.I.N. RANGE: JM1GD3120J1500014 TO JM1GD2226J1573252.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1988 MAZDA 626](/makes/mazda/626/1988/recalls.md)
- [1988 MAZDA MX\-6](/makes/mazda/mx-6/1988/recalls.md)

## 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)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/1988021](/v1/recalls/tc/1988021)

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