Mazda 3 recalled: More than 10,000 new hatches and sedans have possible AEB fault

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The new-generation Mazda3 has been on sale in Australia for less than a year.
Justin Hilliard
Head of Editorial
9 Jan 2020
2 min read

Mazda Australia has been forced to recall 13,768 examples of the new-generation Mazda3 small car over a potential issue with its autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system.

Affecting MY19 hatches and sedans sold between March 26 and December 24 last year, the possible AEB fault means objects may be incorrectly detected in front of these vehicles, which could cause them to automatically brake.

If this were to happen to these vehicles, they would inadvertently slow down and stop, increasing the risk of an accident and therefore injury to occupants and other road users.

According to Mazda Australia, it will directly contact impacted owners to arrange for their vehicles to booked in at authorised service centres for free-of-charge repairs. Specifically, a reprogramming of the AEB system’s control module is required.

Anyone that wants further information on this recall can contact Mazda Australia’s customer support team on 1800 034 411.

The new-generation Mazda3 hatch officially launched in April last year and was followed by its sedan sibling a month later.

For reference, the Mazda3 (24,939 units) was the third best-selling small hatch in the sub-$40,000 segment last year, trailing the Toyota Corolla (30,468) and Hyundai i30 (28,373) after a down year (-19.7%). It ranges in price from $24,990 to $37,990 plus on-road costs.

Justin Hilliard
Head of Editorial
Justin’s dad chose to miss his birth because he wanted to watch Peter Brock hopefully win Bathurst, so it figures Justin grew up to have a car obsession, too – and don’t worry, his dad did turn up in time after some stern words from his mum. That said, despite loving cars and writing, Justin chose to pursue career paths that didn’t lend themselves to automotive journalism, before eventually ending up working as a computer technician. But that car itch just couldn’t be scratched by his chipped Volkswagen Golf R (Mk7), so he finally decided to give into the inevitable and study a Master of Journalism at the same time. And even with the long odds, Justin was lucky enough to land a full-time job as a motoring journalist soon after graduating and the rest, as they say, is history. These days, Justin happily finds himself working at CarsGuide during the biggest period of change yet for the automotive industry, which is perhaps the most exciting part of all. In case you’re wondering, Justin begrudgingly sold the Golf R (sans chip) and still has plans to buy his dream car, an E46 BMW M3 coupe (manual, of course), but he is in desperate need of a second car space – or maybe a third.
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