90,000 Vehicles In Japan And China Affected By Mazda Recall
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Either Japan’s auto industry always had big problems and it’s only now that people in America are paying attention, or things like the recent Mazda recall and all of the trouble Toyota has been having are recent things predicated by the need to find cheaper means of production to meet higher production demands. Whatever the case seems to be, automakers everywhere should be grateful that the Mazda recall has not been connected with any accidents yet. Automakers have taken their share of public image lumps lately, as Consumer Reports points out.
Mazda 3 model is part of the Mazda recall
The car that is wildly popular in China and Japan is the Axela, or rather the Mazda 3. Agence France-Presse (AFP) says that Mazda Motors, partially owned by Ford, will recall 35,181 Axela cars in Japan and about 54,000 Mazda 3 vehicles in China because of a problem with an oil hose. A radiator being too close to a shroud panel is what the defect involves. Possible friction can cause the hose to develop leaks, if the ride is bumpy. The cars were produced anywhere from January 2006 to March 2009. Even though there were two complaints that were logged in this Mazda recall, neither of them were accident related. The Mazda recall vehicles in question are not available in the U.S. However, Mazda indicates that it is unknown at this time if equivalent models on the European market will be affected.
The Mazda recall is still not nearly as bad as Toyota
Toyota recalls have exceeded 8 million vehicles since late 2009. Most of these have been related to brake and accelerator issues, says the AFP. The Toyota recall issues have brought executives to the Congress and left the automaker’s reputation horrible. To date, there are at least 97 lawsuits “seeking damages for injury or death linked to sudden acceleration” and upward of 138 class actions related to loss of Toyota resale value caused by the Toyota recall. On top of the damages the other suits generated, the government wants to sue Toyota for $ 16.4 million. Mazda should be grateful, because things could obviously be worse than what they’re dealing with during the Mazda recall.
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Agence France-Presse
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