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Mazda recalls 109,000 SUVs in the United States for rust issue [April 22, 2014] DETROIT (Reuters) — Mazda Motor Corp <7261.T> is recalling 109,000 Tribute compact sport utility vehicles in the United States to address potential rusting frame parts in cold-weather states where road salt is heavily used in the winter. |
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The recall affects Tribute SUVs from model years
2001 to 2004 as corrosion on a part of the vehicle's frame could
result in the loss of steering control, Mazda said in a
statement. A Mazda spokesman said on Monday that there have been no reports
of accidents or injuries related to the issue. A reinforcement brace will be installed on the bottom of the SUV
and customers will be notified of the recall beginning in May,
the spokesman said. The SUVs were originally sold in 20 states and Washington, D.C.,
where salt is used to melt snow and ice on roads. The same issue caused the recall of almost 386,000 Ford <F.N>
Escape SUVs earlier in the month. The Tribute and Escape share
mechanical underpinnings and are both built at Ford's Kansas
City assembly plant. (Reporting by Ben Klayman in Detroit; editing by Matthew Lewis) [© 2014 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved.] Copyright 2014 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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