What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2019649
- Recall date
- 19 December 2019
- Make
- Mazda
- Models
- Mazda3
- Model years
- 2019 to 2020
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Brakes
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 15,746
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue: rnOn certain cars, the automatic emergency braking system (called Smart Brake Support or SBS) may falsely detect an obstacle in front of the car while driving. As a result, the brakes may apply automatically when there is no risk of a crash.rnrnSafety Risk: rnIf the SBS system activates the brakes unexpectedly when there is no risk of a crash, there could be an increased risk of a rear-end crash. rnrnCorrective Actions: rnMazda will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your car to a dealer to update the SBS control software. On certain cars with earlier build dates, the instrument cluster will also be reprogrammed or replaced. Mazda will provide these owners with an updated owner's manual that provides revised information about how to temporarily deactivate the SBS system.
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 2019649.