In August 2001, Mazda, Nissan & Subaru filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Engine Assembly, covering the Expert, Familia and 6 more models. The filing affects 41,802 vehicles manufactured between December 17, 1997 and May 30, 2001.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1107670 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | August 30, 2001 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mazda, Nissan, Subaru |
| Component | Engine Assembly |
| Production period | December 17, 1997 — May 30, 2001 |
| Vehicles affected | 41,802 units |
Filing in context
This notification is a joint filing by 3 manufacturers: Mazda, Nissan & Subaru.
The Engine Assembly is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 43 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 12 Mazda notifications from 2001 in this archive. For scale, 832 of the 4,890 filings in this archive report a larger number of affected vehicles; the vehicles involved here were manufactured over a span of about 3 years and 5 months.
Defect
On diesel engines, the timing chain tension guide—which adjusts tension in the camshaft drive chain—has insufficient strength. Chain resonance may cause the guide to break, producing abnormal noise. In the worst case, fragments of the broken guide become wedged in the sprocket, causing the engine to stall and preventing restart.
Corrective action
Replace the timing chain tension guide on all vehicles with the corrected/revised part.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 17 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.
| Type code (型式) | Model | Chassis ranges |
|---|---|---|
| KE-SB15 | SUNNY | SB15-000001 — SB15-007835 |
| KF-BVENY11 | FAMILIA | VENY11-500001 — VENY11-520117 |
| KF-BVEY11 | FAMILIA | VEY11-500006 — VEY11-520418 |
| KF-CVENY11 | LEONE | VENY11-600001 — VENY11-650005 |
| KF-VENY11 | ＡＤ | VENY11-000009 — VENY11-200879 |
| KF-VEW11 | Expert | VEW11-000008 — VEW11-500663 |
| KF-VEY11 | ＡＤ | VEY11-000018 — VEY11-201812 |
| KH-JVNU30 | BASSARA | JVNU30-000101 — JVNU30-700101 |
| KH-JVU30 | BASSARA | JVU30-100101 — JVU30-500101 |
| KH-VC24 | SERENA | VC24-000101 — VC24-200161 |
| KH-VNC24 | SERENA | VNC24-000101 — VNC24-200166 |
| KH-VNU30 | PRESAGE | VNU30-400101 — VNU30-800101 |
| KH-VU30 | PRESAGE | VU30-200101 — VU30-600101 |
| KJ-BVEY11 | FAMILIA | VEY11-500001 — VEY11-520376 |
| KJ-VENW11 | Expert | VENW11-000010 — VENW11-500154 |
| KJ-VEW11 | Expert | VEW11-000501 — VEW11-500653 |
| KJ-VEY11 | ＡＤ | VEY11-000019 — VEY11-201769 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
ディーゼルエンジンにおいて、原動機のカム軸駆動用タイミングチェーンの張力を調整す る部品（テンションガイド）の強度が不足しているため、チェーンの共振により当該ガイ ドが破損して異音が発生し、最悪の場合、当該ガイドの破片がスプロケットにかみ込んで 原動機が停止し、再始動できなくなるおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、テンションガイドを対策品と交換する。
Source & verification
This entry reproduces public data from Japan's MLIT recall registry. English text is jdmvin.com's own translation; always verify against the official source:
https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/renrakuda/ris-detail-car.html?class=recalldatacar&id=3000391
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