Submitted by administrator on Wed, 03/04/2015 - 00:54
(2) On certain vehicles, defective lower arms are installed on the front shock absorbers, and there may be cracks in the ball joint sockets of the lower arms. In such a case, the inner wheels' driving over a curb when cornering on the circuit etc., sudden steering or sudden braking can cause the ball studs to come off the ball joint sockets, which results in the vehicle to stall.
Case Number:
RJ-1042-2
Make/model:
Issued:
Thu, 2004-02-26
Component:
shock absorber arms
Affected:
6 559
Correction:
(2) The lot numbers (pointed with a black dot on the diagram) on the lower arms should be checked, and the lower arm whose lot number is K4 should be replaced with a non-defective one.
Identification:
yellow paint on the plate of the left front suspension tower bar
Vehicle:
Make:
Mazda
Type:
LA-SE3P
Period:
N/A
Frame / Chassis No:
SE3P-100063..SE3P-100206:SE3P-100207..SE3P-111460
unique_id_feeds:
135426