{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1994138","date":"1994-08-30","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Electrical","summary":"NOTE: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V6 ENGINES.\nWATER AND ROAD SALT CAN ENTER THE ALTERNATOR THROUGH A PRODUCTION PIN HOLE IN THE BUS BAR POSSIBLY CREATING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT BETWEEN THE BUS BAR AND THE ALTERNATOR HEAT SHIELD. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING AND RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.\nCORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND A MODIFIED HEAT SHIELD WILL BE INSTALLED IF THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED IN AREAS OF HIGH ROAD SALT USE.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"56407","part_number":null,"units":7430,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety TC","french":{"component":"Circuit électrique","notification":"Sécurité - TC","summary":"NOTA: Véhicules dotés du moteur V6. L'eau et le sel routier peuvent'pénétrer à l'intérieur de l'alternateur par un petit orifice pratiqué sur les barres bus de série, et être la cause d'un court-circuit entre la barre bus et le bouclier thermique de l'alternateur. Il se peut alors que l'alternateur surchauffe et qu'un incendie se déclare dans le compartiment moteur. Correction: Les véhicules devront être inspectés et un bouclier thermique modifié devra être installé sur les véhicules qui circulent dans des régions où l'on utilise le sel routier en abondance."},"vehicles":[{"year":1992,"make":"MAZDA","model":"MX-3","vehicle_id":"1992_mazda_mx-3","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1993,"make":"MAZDA","model":"MX-3","vehicle_id":"1993_mazda_mx-3","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1994,"make":"MAZDA","model":"MX-3","vehicle_id":"1994_mazda_mx-3","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"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":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1994138"}