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HighNHTSA·23V135000·Announced 2023-03-01

2023 Mazda CX-50 Trailer Hitch Harness May Detach, Disabling Lights and Brakes

Certain 2023 Mazda CX-50 vehicles with a trailer hitch may have a harness that detaches and becomes damaged, causing trailer lights and brakes to fail. This increases the risk of crashes when towing.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: This is a potential risk-of-harm defect where a trailer hitch harness may detach and disable critical safety equipment (lights and brakes), increasing crash risk. However, no injuries, deaths, or actual equipment failures have been reported, placing this at the High severity level for theoretical risk-of-harm products without reported harm.

Plain-English summary

Mazda is recalling certain 2023 CX-50 vehicles equipped with a Mazda Genuine Accessory trailer hitch. The trailer hitch harness may detach and become damaged.

When the harness is damaged, trailer lights and brakes may become inoperative. Towing a trailer with non-functioning lights or brakes increases the risk of a crash.

Owners should contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500 option 6 to schedule a free repair. Dealers will repair the trailer hitch harness at no charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 11, 2023. For additional information, contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or visit www.nhtsa.gov.

The recalled product

Product
2023 MAZDA CX-50
Brand
MAZDA
Manufacturer
Mazda North American Operations
Category
Vehicle — Trailer Hitch System
Hazard
  • inoperative-brakes
  • inoperative-lights
  • crash-risk
Affected units
560

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (1)

  • CX-50

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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