90,000 vehicles in Japan and China affected by Mazda recall

Either Japan’s auto industry has always had large problems and it is only now that people in The United States are paying close attention, or things like the recent Mazda recall and all of the trouble Toyota has been having are recent developments predicated by the have to find cheaper means of production to meet mounting production demands. Whatever the case, automakers everywhere should be thankful that the Mazda recall has not been connected with any accidents as yet. Automakers everywhere have been taking their share of public image lumps recently as consumer reports point out.

Mazda 3 model is part of the Mazda recall

The auto that is wildly popular in China and Japan is the Axela, or rather the Mazda 3. Agence France-Presse (AFP) suggests that Mazda Motors, which is partially owned by Ford, will recall about 35,181 Axela cars in Japan and about 54,000 Mazda 3 automobiles in China due to an oil hose problem. The defect is related to the oil hose being too close to a radiator shroud panel. If the ride is bumpy, possible friction can cause the hose to develop leaks. The cars were produced anywhere from January 2006 to March 2009. Even though there were two complaints that were logged in this Mazda recall, neither of them were accident related. The Mazda recall automobiles in question are not available within the U.S. Nevertheless, Mazda indicates that it is unknown at this time if equivalent models on the European market could be affected.

This Mazda recall is still nowhere near Toyota’s trouble

Toyota recalls have exceeded 8 million cars worldwide given that l2009. Most of these are related to brake and accelerator issues, says the AFP. The Toyota recall issues have brought executives before Congress and left the automaker’s reputation trashed. To date, there are at least 97 lawsuits “seeking damages for injury or death linked to sudden acceleration” and upward of 138 class actions connected to the loss of Toyota resale value caused by the Toyota recall. The government wants to sue Toyota for $ 16.4 million on top of the damages the other suits generated. Mazda should be grateful, because things could certainly be worse than exactly what they’re dealing with during the Mazda recall.

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Agence France-Presse