What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1988021
- Recall date
- 18 February 1988
- Make
- Mazda
- Models
- 626, MX-6
- Model years
- 1988
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Engine
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 8,619
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BELOW -18 DEGREES CELSIUS, FROST MAY ACCUMULATE WITHIN THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER CONDITIONS OF EXTENDED CONSTANT SPEED OPERATION. THIS COULD RESULT IN A HEAVY ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CAUSE UNEVEN THROTTLE VALVE RETURN. rnCORRECTION: THE SINGLE STAGE ENGINE COOLANT THERMOSTAT WILL BE REPLACED WITH A DUAL STAGE THERMOSTAT EQUIPPED WITH A SUBVALVE TO INCREASE THE TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE THROTTLE BODY. rnV.I.N. RANGE: JM1GD3120J1500014 TO JM1GD2226J1573252.
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 notice: Transport Canada recall 1988021.