Mazda Australia has issued a national recall for 124,686 examples of its last-generation Mazda2, Mazda3 and Mazda6 models – which were sold between September 2007 and March 2012 – over an issue with the driver's seat that could cause it to become detached from its frame.
The seat height adjustment lifter link in affected vehicles could become cracked or the lifter link retaining nuts may become separated, which can lead to the seat rattling or producing an abnormal noise.
However, in the worst possible situation the lifter link could separate or break from the seat frame, which can lead to the driver's seat moving out of position, but no such failures have been reported locally.
Mazda3 accounted for 60,109 of the recalled vehicles, followed by the Japanese-built Mazda2 light car (38,619), Mazda6 mid-sizer (16,535) and Thai-built Mazda2 (9,423).
All affected owners will be contacted by Mazda Australia via mail to arrange the return of their vehicle to a preferred Mazda dealership for assessment and repair at no cost to the customer.
Any owners looking for more information on this recall, including a full list of affected vehicle identification numbers (VIN), can search the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) Product Safety website or contact Mazda Australia directly.
Are you one of the 124,686 Mazda owners affected by this recall? Tell us in the comments below.
Justin Hilliard
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Justin’s dad chose to miss his birth because he wanted to watch Peter Brock hopefully win Bathurst, so it figures Justin grew up to have a car obsession, too – and don’t worry, his dad did turn up in time after some stern words from his mum.
That said, despite loving cars and writing, Justin chose to pursue career paths that didn’t lend themselves to automotive journalism, before eventually ending up working as a computer technician. But that car itch just couldn’t be scratched by his chipped Volkswagen Golf R (Mk7), so he finally decided to give into the inevitable and study a Master of Journalism at the same time.
And even with the long odds, Justin was lucky enough to land a full-time job as a motoring journalist soon after graduating and the rest, as they say, is history. These days, Justin happily finds himself working at CarsGuide during the biggest period of change yet for the automotive industry, which is perhaps the most exciting part of all.
In case you’re wondering, Justin begrudgingly sold the Golf R (sans chip) and still has plans to buy his dream car, an E46 BMW M3 coupe (manual, of course), but he is in desperate need of a second car space – or maybe a third.
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