# 2002 MAZDA MPV — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
> NHTSA complaint `628480` · 2007-06-26 · Mazda Motor Corp.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MAZDA
- **Model:** MPV
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Mazda Motor Corp.
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
- **Miles at failure:** 81,000
## Narrative
THE LIFTGATE DAMPER PIVOT BOLT BROKE, CAUSING THE LIFTGATE TO FALL ON MY HEAD.  IT ONLY FELL A COUPLE OF INCHES BECAUSE OF MY HEIGHT. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL IN CANADA FOR THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. I CALLED MAZDA - THEY STATED MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL.  I SAVED THE OLD PART. I REPLACED THE 2 DAMPERS AND BOLTS  - ABOUT 160.00 IN PARTS.    BELOW IS THE CANADIAN   RECALL NO: 2905L, DATE : 04/2005,  MODEL: MAZDA MPV  2000-2004.   SUBJECT: LIFTGATE STAY DAMPERS AND STUD BOLT REPLACEMENT.   SUMMARY:     NOTE: THIS RECALL IS APPLICABLE TO CANADIAN VEHICLES ONLY.     ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE LIFTGATE STAY DAMPERS AND STUD BOLTS MAY RUST AND STICK TOGETHER, CAUSING THE STUD BOLTS TO BREAK OFF. IN THE WORST CASE, THIS CONDITION MAY ALLOW THE LIFTGATE TO SUDDENLY DROP DURING OPENING OR CLOSING, INJURING THE OPERATOR. CORRECTION: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT DAMPERS AND STUD BOLTS.  *AK
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