NHTSA Complaint #10396766 — 2009 MAZDA MAZDA5
EQUIPMENT issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10396766 |
| Vehicle | 2009 MAZDA MAZDA5 |
| Component | EQUIPMENT |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | KY |
Consumer Description
ON 4/15/2011, A SET OF NEW MEIJER BRAND BEAM-STYLE WIPER BLADES WERE PURSCHED FOR A 2009 MAZDA5 AND WERE INSTALLED ON THE CAR BY TH OWNER. ON THE MORNING OF 4/19/2011, THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 71/75 IN KENTUCKY THROUGH A THUNDERSTORM, AND THE DRIVER SIDE (26") WIPER BLADE FAILED. THE VEHICLE SPEED AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WAS APPROVIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR. THE BEAM/BLADE ASSEMBLY COMPLETELY BROKE FREE FROM THE CHIP THAT ATTACHES TO THE WIPER ARM AND WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE. VISIBILITY WAS COMPROMISED, BUT THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SAFELY CONTINUE TO THE INTENDED DESITANTION. *TR
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