NHTSA Complaint #10550129 — 2014 MAZDA MAZDA6

THE REAR VIEW CAMERA, NEEDED FOR ADEQUATE VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE, DOES NOT FUNCTION UNDER THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES: 1. QUICKLY SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AFTER STARTING THE CAR. IN THIS SITUATION, THE TOP THIRD OF THE REAR VIEW VIDEO IS COVERED BY A MESSAGES THAT SAYS THE CAR'S FM RADIO IS TURNED OFF. 2. RECEIVING A TEXT MESSAGE. IF A TEXT MESSAGE IS RECEIVED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE ENTIRE REAR VIEW VIDEO IS COVERED BY A MESSAGE THAT ASKS IF THE CAR SHOULD DOWNLOAD THE NEW MESSAGE. 3. IF THERE IS A BLUETOOTH GPS DEVICE IN THE CAR. WHEN THE BLUETOOTH DEVICE FIRST CONNECTS AND ACTIVATES THE CAR'S AUDIO/VOICE SYSTEM, THE REAR VIEW CAMERA TURNS OFF AND WILL NOT TURN BACK ON. THE CAR'S AUDIO PAGE IS DISPLAYED INSTEAD OF THE CAMERA VIDEO. DUE TO THESE APPARENT DEFECTS, THE ONLY WAY TO SAFELY DRIVE THE CAR IN REVERSE IS TO TURN OFF ALL BLUETOOTH DEVICES, THEN START THE CAR, WAIT FOR THE CAR'S AUDIO SYSTEM TO COMPLETE ITS START UP, AND ONLY THEN SHIFT INTO REVERSE TO BEGIN DRIVING. *TR