Vehicle recall 00V134000 · May 9, 2000
1998-1999 Mazda 626
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. An external spring in the timing belt tensioner could break.
- Consequence
- The broken spring may get caught in the timing belt, resulting possible engine stalling.
- Remedy
- Dealers will check the tensioner installed and replace it if the vehicle is equipped with the affected tensioner.
- Notes
- Owner notification began September 28, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Mazda at 1-000-222-5500.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V134000
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 9, 2000
- Filed by
- MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS
- Manufacturer campaign
- 92004
- Owner notification
- September 28, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 31,000
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
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