{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mazda recall 23V135 (5723B): 2023 CX-50",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v135/",
  "summary": "Recall 23V135 (Mazda): Towing a trailer with inoperative lights or brakes can increase the risk of a crash. Mazda's own number: 5723B.",
  "excerpt": "Mazda Cx-50, model year 2023. Filed by Mazda North American Operations and reported to NHTSA on 1 March 2023. 560 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2023 CX-50 vehicles equipped with a Mazda Genuine Accessory trailer hitch. The trailer hitch harness may detach and become damaged, which can result in inoperative trailer lights and/or brakes. 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: 5723B. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 23V135 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: “Towing a trailer with inoperative lights or brakes can increase the risk of a crash.” 23V135 Mazda North American Operations Trailer Hitches 1 March 2023 2023-2023 MAZDA CX-50 Towing a trailer with inoperative lights or brakes can increase the risk of a crash. Dealers will repair the trailer hitch harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 11, 2023. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T23:09:39+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T22:42:12+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mazda recall 23V135 (5723B): 2023 CX-50\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v135/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}