{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1998178 (Mazda), 1997: Engine",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998178/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1998178, MAZDA 626, MX-6, 1998-09-11. On certain vehicles, an external spring in the timing belt auto tensioner may break. The broken.",
  "excerpt": "Mazda 626, Mx-6. Published by Transport Canada as 1998178 on 11 September 1998. System: Engine. What the notice says On certain vehicles, an external spring in the timing belt auto tensioner may break. The broken spring may get caught in the timing belt, resulting in possible engine stalling. Correction: Vehicles will be inspected and affected tensioners will be replaced. 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. This site holds seven national and European registers. Mazda 626 is named on 3 British notices, 2 European, 1 Dutch, 1 Japanese and 2 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. DVSA recall R/1993/073: Mazda 626 (Chafing of headlamp wiring) DVSA recall R/1998/073: Mazda 626 (Engine may stall whilst driving) DVSA recall R/2001/028: Mazda 626 (Timing belt breakage) EU Safety Gate alert A12/1298/16: Mazda 323/323f, 626/Mx-6, 121, Demio, Mx-3, MPV, 929, notified by Poland EU Safety Gate alert A12/00507/22: Mazda 323 (BG,Ba), 626 (Ge), M121 (DB), Demio (DW), MX3 (Ec), MPV (LV), notified by France Dutch recall MGP170289 (Mazda Motor Nederland): 626 of 12,450 vehicles still not repaired Japanese recall 1138580 (Mazda), 2016: 626 vehicles Israeli recall 11595 (Mazda 323), 2015 Israeli recall 15521 (Mazda ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:05:53+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:05:53+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1998178 (Mazda), 1997: Engine\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1998178/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}