FRESH off the wire! Don't shoot the messenger!!
Oddly enough, as I was posting this, the message was 'recalled' by the sender. But oh well, it's out of the bag now!
I'm sure the ACTUAL recall will take effect someday....
Attention Mazda Service and Parts Managers
This is to notify you of an upcoming regional recall and regional SSP campaign on certain 2006 Mazda5 vehicles.
Mazda Motor Corporation has decided to conduct a regional Recall campaign in 31 cold/wet weather states and a regional Special Service Program (SSP) in 19 remaining states to replace the sliding door latches on certain 2006 Mazda5 vehicles produced from April 12, 2005 through February 1, 2006.
On certain Mazda5 vehicles, water may accumulate inside the door latch unit when the vehicle is exposed to a large amount of water (e.g. carwash, rainwater or melting snow). If the accumulated water is frozen under low ambient temperature, the ice will crack when the door is opened. When the door is closed under these conditions, ice can interfere with the door latch operation, causing the sliding door not to latch closed. The purpose of this campaign is to replace the latch mechanism with a modified one. Mazda Motor Corporation has determined that the frozen latch condition can only occur when the ambient temperature drops to levels substantially below freezing for an extended period.
Owners of affected vehicles in the following states will be notified of Recall 4306K:
Alaska Colorado Connecticut Delaware Idaho Illinois
Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Maine Maryland
Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska
New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Dakota Ohio Pennsylvania
Rhode Island South Dakota Utah Vermont West Virginia Wisconsin
Wyoming
Owners of affected vehicles in the following states will be notified of SSP 68:
Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Florida
Georgia Louisiana Mississippi Nevada New Mexico
North Carolina Oklahoma Oregon South Carolina Tennessee
Texas Virginia Washington Hawaii
TIMING
Dealers receive recall e-mail: December 13, 2006
Dealer packet mailing begins: December 14, 2006
Owner letter mailing begins: December 18, 2006
SUBJECT VEHICLES
Model
VIN Range
Build Date Range
2006 Mazda5
JM1 CR29** 60 100023 120693
April 12, 2005 through February 1, 2006
The asterisk symbol * can be any letter or number.
OWNER NOTIFICATION
Mazda will notify U.S. owners by first class mail beginning December 18, 2006.
DEALER INVENTORY
Dealers should complete Recall 4306K or SSP 68 for affected Mazda5 vehicles in dealer inventory.
Oddly enough, as I was posting this, the message was 'recalled' by the sender. But oh well, it's out of the bag now!
I'm sure the ACTUAL recall will take effect someday....