据美国媒体报道，由于座椅角度易突然发生转变造成驾驶不便，马自达宣布在美国召回174,000辆小型车。此次召回覆盖的车型包括2011马自达2微型车，2010、2011马自达3及马自达speed 3紧凑款。马自达表示，座椅的高度调节连接装置存在断裂或脱离的危险，使得座椅的角度发生转变从而使事故发生的风险大大增加。召回之后，经销商会对车辆座椅连接装置进行检测，或在座椅内安装一个支持装置，需要的情况下帮助车主更换整个座椅调节装置。据悉，此次召回将从3月31日开始。

 

Mazda recalls 173k Mazda2 and Mazda3 models for breaking seat

Mazda will recall 173,859 vehicles in the United States because the seats could suddenly move. The campaign will affect the 2011 Mazda2, 2010-2011 Mazda3, and 2010-2011 Mazdaspeed3.

 

According to the automaker, the seat lifter link can crack and push nuts can separate from the chair’s frame. Continual use during either condition could cause the part to break, and the seat angle would suddenly incline. “The driver may not be able to maintain an appropriate driving position,” according to Mazda’s report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

 

The company reports that an abnormal noise or rattling from the bottom of the seat is sometimes an early warning of this problem.

 

Mazda dealers will inspect the seat lifter links. On vehicles without damage, technicians will install a reinforcement bracket and will increase the number of push nuts to two per seat lifter link. On models with cracked components, mechanics replace the entire seat adjuster unit with a modified part. The automaker will begin the recall March 31, 2017.