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Mazda Recalls CX-7 Crossovers to Fix Steering Flaw
Mazda Motor Corp. is recalling 190,000 of its 2007-2012 model CX-7 small crossover vehicles in the U.S. so dealers can fix a front suspension flaw that could cause the driver to lose steering control.
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Mazda Motor Corp. is recalling 190,000 of its 2007-2012 model CX-7 small crossover vehicles in the U.S. so dealers can fix a front suspension flaw that could cause the driver to lose steering control.
Water can seep into the front suspension ball joints, cause corrosion and allow the ball joint to separate from the lower control arm, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. If that happens, the wheel attached to that portion of the suspension would become unsteerable.
Mazda says it is collecting repair parts and won’t notify owners until mid-October. The company will begin the recall by targeting vehicles sold or registered in the District of Columbia and the country’s 22 snowbelt states.
Vehicles in other parts of the country, where the corrosion problem is far less likely, will be repaired later in a second phase of the recall.
In July 2015 the same suspension problem prompted Mazda to recall 193,400 of its larger CX-9 crossovers, which also were built during from 2007 to 2012.
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