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Mazda Mazda3 Electronic Stability Control Safety Report | Apr 22, 2012
Reported on Apr 22, 2012
|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| |
| Make: | Mazda |
| Model: | Mazda3 |
| Manufactured by: | MAZDA MOTOR CORP |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | FREMONT CA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | JM1BL1M80C1 |
| Mileage: | 2700 miles. |
| Speed: | 55 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
| Previous Report:Electronic Stability Control | Next Report:Service Brakes, Hydraulic |