{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1994138 (Mazda), 1992 to 1994: Electrical",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1994138/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1994138, MAZDA MX-3, 1994-08-30. NOTE: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V6 ENGINES. WATER AND ROAD SALT CAN ENTER THE ALTERNATOR THROUGH A.",
  "excerpt": "Mazda Mx-3. Published by Transport Canada as 1994138 on 30 August 1994. System: Electrical. What the notice says Note: vehicles equipped with v6 engines. water and road salt can enter the alternator through a production pin hole in the bus bar possibly creating an electrical short circuit between the bus bar and the alternator heat shield. this condition could cause overheating and result in an engine compartment fire. … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. NOTE: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH V6 ENGINES. WATER AND ROAD SALT CAN ENTER THE ALTERNATOR THROUGH A PRODUCTION PIN HOLE IN THE BUS BAR POSSIBLY CREATING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT BETWEEN THE BUS BAR AND THE ALTERNATOR HEAT SHIELD. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING AND RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND A MODIFIED HEAT SHIELD WILL BE INSTALLED IF THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED IN AREAS OF HIGH ROAD SALT USE. Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published. The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:09:54+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:09:54+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1994138 (Mazda), 1992 to 1994: Electrical\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1994138/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}