Mazda Philippines Recalling Selected 2020 Mazda3, Cx-30 For Smart Braking System

Bermaz Auto Philippines (BAP), the exclusive distributor of Mazda inwards the Philippines has confirmed that selected units of the 2020 Mazda3 in addition to 2020 CX-30 are piece of occupation of a global retrieve due to the inadvertent activation of the Smart Braking System (SBS) automatic emergency braking system.

Incorrect programming of the SBS command software may campaign the vehicle to falsely uncovering an obstruction inwards front end of the vehicle acre driving. In sure as shooting cases, the SBS command software may automatically utilize the vehicle brakes to forestall or trim down harm from a collision, fifty-fifty though no collision is imminent. If the SBS automatic emergency braking organisation unexpectedly activates acre driving, the adventure of a rear-end crash from a next vehicle may increase. There is a warning warning audio in addition to warning message displayed inwards the multi-information in addition to active driving displays when this defect occurs.

BAP has identified that 283 Mazda3s are affected past times the said recall. These are the 2.0 Sedan Premium, 2.0 Sportback Premium, in addition to 2.0 Sportback Speed models. Out of this number, 231 conduct maintain already been sold to customers. Meanwhile, solely xix CX-30 units are affected. These are the 2.0 AWD Sport in addition to AWD Signature variants.

Authorized Mazda dealerships inwards the Philippines conduct maintain been notified of the retrieve final Jan 14, 2020, in addition to information is forthwith beingness disseminated to affected owners. The develop is relatively simple: a reprogramming of the Vehicle Control Module (VCM). In to a greater extent than or less cases, aside from the VCM reprogramming, the Instrument Cluster (IC) may quest to travel reprogrammed every bit well. These volition travel done costless of charge.

The procedure of reprogramming the IC in addition to VCM takes almost an lx minutes in addition to tin travel done every bit piece of occupation of the vehicle’s Periodic Maintenance Schedule (PMS).