{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mazda recall 17V744 (1617K): 2017 CX-5",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v744/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V744 (Mazda): Contact with the muffler may damage the trailer wiring harness, potentially resulting in the trailer lighting being inoperative,...",
  "excerpt": "Mazda Cx-5, model year 2017. Filed by Mazda North American Operations and reported to NHTSA on 21 November 2017. 1,076 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2017 CX-5 vehicles equipped with an accessory trailer hitch wiring harness. This harness may be routed such that there is insufficient clearance between the harness and the exhaust muffler, allowing the wiring harness to contact the muffler. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , 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. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Mazda's own number for this recall: 1617K. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V744 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Contact with the muffler may damage the trailer wiring harness, potentially resulting in the trailer lighting being inoperative, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.” 17V744 Mazda North American Operations Trailer Hitches 21 November 2017 2017-2017 MAZDA CX-5 Contact with the muffler may damage the trailer wiring harness, potentially resulting in the trailer lightin",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:21:54+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:26:13+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mazda recall 17V744 (1617K): 2017 CX-5\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v744/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}