In October 2015, Mazda filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Other (Safety Lighting), covering the Atenza, Axela and 1 more model. The filing affects 40,836 vehicles manufactured between November 2014 and September 2015.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1136490 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | October 8, 2015 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mazda |
| Component | Other (Safety Lighting) |
| Production period | November 2014 — September 2015 |
| Vehicles affected | 40,836 units |
Filing in context
The Other (Safety Lighting) is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 35 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 27 Mazda notifications from 2015 in this archive. For scale, 847 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 10 months.
Defect
A system designed to alert following vehicles during hard braking or a collision by activating emergency and hazard flashers uses a control program that was improperly configured. When the system activates, the hazard flasher operates at a frequency that does not comply with Safety Standards.
Corrective action
Reprogram the control program to the corrected/updated software on all vehicles, or replace the control computer with a corrected part.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 19 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 |
|---|---|---|
| DBA-BM5AP | AXELA | BM5AP-200001 — BM5AP-300041 |
| DBA-BM5AS | AXELA | BM5AS-200001 — BM5AS-300077 |
| DBA-BM5FP | AXELA | BM5FP-200001 — BM5FP-300410 |
| DBA-BM5FS | AXELA | BM5FS-200003 — BM5FS-301023 |
| DBA-BMEFS | AXELA | BMEFS-200001 — BMEFS-300270 |
| DBA-GJ5FP | Atenza | GJ5FP-200004 — GJ5FP-200614 |
| DBA-GJ5FW | Atenza | GJ5FW-200002 — GJ5FW-200460 |
| DBA-GJEFP | Atenza | GJEFP-200002 — GJEFP-200632 |
| DBA-GJEFW | Atenza | GJEFW-200003 — GJEFW-200519 |
| DBA-KE5AW | ＣＸ－５ | KE5AW-200003 — KE5AW-200813 |
| DBA-KE5FW | ＣＸ－５ | KE5FW-200003 — KE5FW-200588 |
| DBA-KEEFW | ＣＸ－５ | KEEFW-200003 — KEEFW-202249 |
| LDA-BM2FS | AXELA | BM2FS-106041 — BM2FS-107524 |
| LDA-GJ2AP | Atenza | GJ2AP-100010 — GJ2AP-100782 |
| LDA-GJ2AW | Atenza | GJ2AW-100007 — GJ2AW-101356 |
| LDA-GJ2FP | Atenza | GJ2FP-200005 — GJ2FP-202589 |
| LDA-GJ2FW | Atenza | GJ2FW-200002 — GJ2FW-202801 |
| LDA-KE2AW | ＣＸ－５ | KE2AW-200004 — KE2AW-207725 |
| LDA-KE2FW | ＣＸ－５ | KE2FW-200003 — KE2FW-209827 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
急制動及び事故発生時に緊急点滅表示灯及び非常点滅表示灯により後続車に注意をうながすシステムにおいて、制御プログラムが不適切なため、当該システムの作動時に非常点滅表示灯の点滅回数が保安基準に適合しない。
改善措置
全車両、制御プログラムを対策プログラムに修正する。若しくは、当該制御用コンピュータを対策品に交換する。
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=3003614
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Open recall detail →