Japan and china could be affected by 90,000 Mazda cars recall

Either Japan’s auto industry has always had troubles and it is only now that people in Americas are paying any attention, or things like the recent Mazda recall and all of the trouble Toyota has been having are recent developments predicated by the need to discover a cheaper way of production to meet mounting production demands. Whatever the case happens to be, automakers everywhere should be thankful that the Mazda recall has not been connected with any accidents. Automakers have taken their share of public image lumps recently, as Consumer Reports points out.

Mazda 3 model is part of the Mazda recall

The Mazda 3 – known as Axela in Japan – is a compact automobile that is wildly popular in China and Japan. 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 vehicles 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. Anywhere from January 2006 to March 2009 is when the automobiles were produced. There were two complaints logged that were not accident related in this Mazda recall. The Mazda recall vehicles in question aren’t available within the United States; however, Mazda indicates that it isn't known at this time if equivalent models on the European market will be affected.

Toyota's trouble is nevertheless much more of a problem than Mazda's recall

Toyota recalls have exceeded 8 million vehicles worldwide given that late 2009. Most of these have been related to brake and accelerator issues, says the AFP. The Toyota recall has brought executives to Congress and left the automaker’s reputation trashed. There are at least 97 lawsuits “seeking damages for injury or death linked to sudden acceleration” and an upward of 138 class actions related to loss of Toyota resale value caused by the Toyota recall. The U.S. Government wants to sue Toyota for $ 16.4 million on top of no matter what damages those suits generate. Mazda should be thankful, since things could be worse than just what they’re dealing with during this Mazda recall.

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Agence France-Presse