In December 2004, Mazda filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Steering link mechanism, covering the Titan. The filing affects 507 vehicles manufactured between July 23, 1990 and October 1991.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1113232 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | December 3, 2004 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mazda |
| Component | Steering link mechanism |
| Production period | July 23, 1990 — October 1991 |
| Vehicles affected | 507 units |
Filing in context
This is the only filing in the archive that cites the Steering link mechanism as the affected component. This filing is one of 32 Mazda notifications from 2004 in this archive. For scale, 3,144 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 1 year and 3 months.
Defect
The knuckle arm has insufficient strength in the steering link mechanism. Frequent long-term use under high steering-load conditions—such as stationary steering—can cause cracks to develop in the knuckle arm. Continued use in this condition may result in knuckle arm breakage and complete loss of steering control.
Corrective action
On all affected vehicles, replace the knuckle arm with the corrected part. Note: This recall supersedes recall No. 394 (issued March 12, 1992), which had an insufficient corrective measure and excluded certain affected vehicles. This action revises the remedy and expands the scope accordingly.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| U-WGFAT | Titan | WGFAT-120010 — WGFAT-126489 |
| U-WGLAT | Titan | WGLAT-120006 — WGLAT-127530 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
②かじ取り装置において、ナックルアームの強度が不足しているため、据え切り等操舵力 の高くなる使用を頻繁に長期間続けると、ナックルアームに亀裂が発生するものがある 。そのため、そのままの状態で使用を続けると、最悪の場合、ナックルアームが破損し て操舵ができなくなるおそれがある。 （備考） 本届出は、平成４年３月１２日付け「届出番号３９４」のリコール届出において、不具合 に対する改善措置の内容が不十分であったため、改善措置の内容を見直すとともに、一部 対象車両に漏れがあったため、再度対策を行うものである。
改善措置
②対象の全車両、当該ナックルアーム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=3000993
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