Mazda recall will affect 90,000 vehicles in Japan and China
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Either Japan’s auto industry has always had big problems and it is only now that people in America are paying close attention, or things like the recent Mazda recall and all of the trouble Toyota has been having are recent developments predicated by the need to find cheaper means of production to meet mounting production demands. Whatever the case seems to be, automakers everywhere should be grateful that the Mazda recall has not been connected with any accidents yet. Automakers everywhere have been taking their share of public image lumps recently as consumer reports point out.
Mazda recall is a part of the Mazda 3 model
The Mazda 3 – known as Axela in Japan – is a compact car that is wildly popular in China and Japan. Agence France-Presse (AFP) suggests that Mazda Motors, which is partially owned by Ford, will recall about 35,181 Axela cars in Japan and about 54,000 Mazda 3 vehicles in China due to an oil hose problem. The defect involves the oil hose being too close to a radiator shroud panel. Possible friction can cause the hose to develop leaks, if the ride is bumpy. These cars were produced from January 2006 to March 2009. There were two complaints logged that were not accident related in this Mazda recall. The Mazda recall vehicles in question are not available in the U.S. However, Mazda indicates that it is unknown at this time if equivalent models on the European market will be affected.
The Mazda recall is still not nearly as bad as Toyota
Toyota recalls have exceeded 8 million vehicles worldwide since l2009. Most were related to accelerator and brake issues, says the APF. The Toyota recall issues have brought executives to the Congress and left the automaker’s reputation horrible. There are at least 97 lawsuits “seeking damages for injury or death linked to sudden acceleration” and an upward of 138 class actions related to loss of Toyota resale value caused by the Toyota recall. The government wants to sue Toyota for $ 16.4 million on top of the damages the other suits generated. Mazda should be thankful, since things could be worse than what they’re dealing with during this Mazda recall.
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Agence France-Presse
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