{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mazda recall 19V514 (3819F): 2019 Mazda3",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v514/",
  "summary": "Recall 19V514 (Mazda): Loose head restraints may increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash. Mazda's own number: 3819F.",
  "excerpt": "Mazda Mazda3, model year 2019. Filed by Mazda North American Operations and reported to NHTSA on 5 July 2019. 9,430 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2019 Mazda3 vehicles. The seat cover material on both front seats may interfere with the head restraint lock release button, causing it to stick in the release position and not allow the head restraint to lock into place. 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: 3819F. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 19V514 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: “Loose head restraints may increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.” 19V514 Mazda North American Operations Seats:Front Assembly:Head Restraint 5 July 2019 2019-2019 MAZDA MAZDA3 Loose head restraints may increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will install spacers at the bottom of the lock release buttons on both front seat head ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:39:50+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T16:21:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mazda recall 19V514 (3819F): 2019 Mazda3\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v514/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}