{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"19V907000","date":"2019-12-19","owner_notified":"2020-02-14","manufacturer":"Mazda North American Operations","component":"FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING","summary":"Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Mazda3 vehicles.  The Smart Brake System (SBS) can falsely detect an obstacle while driving, activating the automatic emergency braking system and suddenly stopping the vehicle.","consequence":"Stopping the vehicle unexpectedly increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will update the SBS software.  In addition, vehicles with certain production dates will receive an instrument cluster software update or replacement and a replacement owner's manual.  These repairs will be performed free of charge.  The recall began February 14, 2020.  Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, Option 4.  Mazda's number for this recall is 4219L.","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.","mfr_campaign":"4219L","part_number":null,"units":35390,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2021-2","period_to":"2021-2","submitted":"2021-07-27","involved":35390,"remedied":33443,"unreachable":100,"removed":14,"remedied_percent":94,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2019,"make":"MAZDA","model":"MAZDA3","vehicle_id":"2019_mazda_mazda3","match":"exact","built_from":"2018-09-25","built_to":"2019-10-23"},{"year":2020,"make":"MAZDA","model":"MAZDA3","vehicle_id":"2020_mazda_mazda3","match":"exact","built_from":"2018-09-25","built_to":"2019-10-23"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/19V907000"}