NHTSA Complaint #11102796 — 2009 MAZDA MAZDA6

WE WERE DRIVING MY 2009 MAZDA 6 ON 4/25/2018 - WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN SEPT., 2009 FROM BERKSHIRE MAZDA IN PITTSFIELD, MA, 01201. THE CAR SUDDENLY VEERED DANGEROUSLY TO THE RIGHT AT ABOUT 50 MPH ON NY RT 22 (THE ROAD HAD ROUGH PAVEMENT) IN CANAAN, NY, WENT OFF THE ROAD, BARELY MISSING TWO TREES. IT HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE SCENE. IF THIS SUB-FRAME HAD BROKEN APART 5 MINUTES LATER I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON I-90 NEXT TO SEMI TRUCKS. TWO PEOPLE IN THE CAR COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN KILLED, ENDANGERING OTHER MOTORISTS AS WELL. THERE IS NO RUST-THROUGH ON THE BODY OF THE CAR. IT HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED. IT HAS ABOUT 85,000 MILES. I CALLED MAZDA THEY SAID THERE'S NO RECALL FOR SUB-FRAME RUST/DETERIORATION. THIS IS THE FOURTH MAZDA OUR FAMILY HAS PURCHASED. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER ONLINE COMPLAINTS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE 2009 MAZDA 6 LOSING DIRECTIONAL STABILITY BECAUSE THE FRONT SUB-FRAME HAD COLLAPSED DUE TO PREMATURE RUST DISINTEGRATION. I ALSO SEE THAT THIS PARTICULAR MODEL: 2009 MAZDA 6 WAS RECALLED IN AUSTRALIA FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. NHTSA NEEDS TO HAVE THIS RECALL ENACTED TO PROTECT AMERICAN LIVES AS WELL.