Mazda Recalls Over 200,000 Cars in US, Canada, Mexico

Mazda is recalling more than 200,000 cars in the US, Canada and Mexico, warning that problems with their power steering could lead to crashes, reports Guardian.co.uk.

The company said repairs were needed to Mazda3 and Mazda5 models built from April 2007 to November 2008, faults that were put right a year ago in Japan. About 215,000 of the cars involved were sold in the US.

Mazda said the vehicles could have a sudden loss of power-steering, making it difficult for the driver to steer and increasing the risk of a crash.

The Mazda action follows trouble with Toyotas in the US, although preliminary findings by the US government suggest the sticking accelerators that prompted a recall might have often been caused by driver error.