Component
SEATS
Manufacturer
Mazda North American Operations
What Happened
Your vehicle's manual seat lifter may break or detach from the seat frame, affecting the seat's angle, making it hard for you to drive comfortably.
Risk if Unfixed
If you can't drive comfortably, you're at a higher risk of being in a crash.
Free Fix
Mazda will contact you and fix the seat lifter for free by either adding a reinforcement bracket or replacing the entire seat adjuster unit at a dealership.
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Original — What Happened
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2011 Mazda2 and 2010-2011 Mazda3 and Mazdaspeed3 vehicles equipped with a manual seat lifter. In the affected vehicles, the seat height adjustment lifter links may break or detach from the seat frame and the seat angle may incline causing the driver to not be able to maintain an appropriate driving position.
Original — Risk if Unfixed
If the driver cannot maintain an appropriate driving position, there is an increased risk of a crash.
Original — Remedy
Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat lifter links and install a reinforcement bracket to the lifter links, or replace the entire seat adjuster unit, free of charge. The recall began April 7, 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 0917B.
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