Mazda North American Operations: Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Mazda North American Operations reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 24, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 161,400. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Mazda is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Mazda6 vehicles manufactured February 4, 2008, through August 24, 2012. The door latch mounting screws may become loose.
The risk
If all three door latch mounting screws become excessively loose the door latch mechanism would not engage and the door might open while the vehicle is in motion increasing the risk of accident or injury.
The remedy
Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will apply a thread locking adhesive to the door screws and retorque them, free of charge. The recall began on October 29, 2013. Owners may contact Mazda at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's recall number is 7013I.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Mazda Mazda6 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 Mazda Mazda6 | 99 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 Mazda Mazda6 | 135 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 2010 Mazda Mazda6 | 225 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 Mazda Mazda6 | 386 | 10 | 3 | 8 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 13V425000.
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