TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A lawsuit has been filed against Mazda Motors of America Inc. by class members who claim its vehicles’ engines are equipped with a defective continuous variable valve timing assembly.

James Stevenson claims Mazda unfairly and unlawfully practiced assembling, manufacturing, marketing and warranting Mazda vehicles utilizing an engine equipped with a defective continuous VVT assembly and, as part of the purchase and leasing process, Mazda has consistently advertised and warranted that new Mazda vehicles will be free from defects, according to a complaint filed Aug. 21 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.