Not sure where else to go because I've exhausted talking to my local Mazda dealership and Mazda US customer service line. Essentially, I got a 2011 Mazda used awhile back. I had recently taken it in because of the lovely heat shield issue that loves to happen every winter. This time I got pointed out a different thing. Basically, I live in a state where the recall was not covered (Nebraska), and unfortunately this car pretty much suffered the exact same issue. I was effectively told that it would not be repaired at cost by Mazda. I just wanted to alert to any other potential customers in the Nebraska area. Mine was a 2011. Due to lack of response on Mazda's, I've simply filed a report to NHTSA. Here are the recall numbers 19V323 / Mazda Recall 2818I ​​​​​​ I know that there's probably not a lot of these still around but I just don't want to have someone have the same experience I did. I was fortunate that I had to have ironically some break work done when the mechanics were checking the front side an found the gaping hole.. The Mazda i had had no history of it being in any of the other states listed in the recall.

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Don't blame the manufacturer for salt issues. Talk to your local politician. We have places in WA where a car lasts 6-8 months and is then in the graveyard due to extreme rust.
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