In September 2006, Mazda & Suzuki filed an improvement campaign with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Body, covering the Every, Scrum. The filing affects 65,878 vehicles manufactured between August 24, 2005 and July 27, 2006.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 2103320 |
|---|---|
| Type | Improvement Campaign (manufacturer improvement measure / 改善対策) |
| Date filed | September 28, 2006 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mazda, Suzuki |
| Component | Body |
| Production period | August 24, 2005 — July 27, 2006 |
| Vehicles affected | 65,878 units |
Filing in context
This notification is a joint filing by 2 manufacturers: Mazda & Suzuki.
The Body is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 108 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 13 Mazda notifications from 2006 in this archive. For scale, 648 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 11 months.
Issue
An improper manufacturing process for the balancer fitted to the flip-up back door allows residual cleaning fluid to remain inside the damper case. This fluid causes the O-ring to swell, reducing damping force and increasing the back door's opening speed, which may result in the door striking a person. Additionally, the rapid opening may cause the back door to oscillate up and down. In the worst case, continued use under these conditions can cause the balancer mounting point to break, allowing the back door to drop and strike a person.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, the back door balancer is replaced with a corrected part. The back door is also inspected; any door found to have a crack is replaced with a new unit.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ABA-DA64W | Every | DA64W-100107 — DA64W-153619 |
| ABA-DG64W | SCRUM | DG64W-100003 — DG64W-131984 |
| EBD-DA64V | Every | DA64V-100074 — DA64V-162694 |
| EBD-DG64V | SCRUM | DG64V-100002 — DG64V-134049 |
| GBD-DA64V | Every | DA64V-600016 — DA64V-630994 |
| GBD-DG64V | SCRUM | DG64V-600001 — DG64V-630239 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
跳ね上げ式バックドアに取り付けられているバランサの製造工程が不適切なため、当該バランサのダンパケース内に残留した洗浄液により、Ｏリングが膨潤して減衰力が低下し、バックドアの開放速度が速くなるものがあり身体の一部に当たるおそれがある。又は、速く開いた反動でバックドアが上下に揺動し、そのまま使用を続けると、最悪の場合、バランサ取り付け部が破損してバックドアが降下し身体の一部に当たるおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、バックドアバランサを対策品と交換するとともに、バックドアを点検し、亀裂のあるものはバックドアを新品と交換する。
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=3008702
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Open recall detail →Other recalls affecting the same models
Filings whose affected type codes overlap with this one, newest first.
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Open recall detail →Other — affects 455,202 vehicles.
Open recall detail →Other equipment — affects 25 vehicles.
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