- Vehicles
- 42,000
- Built between
- Sep 2009 – May 2011
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 30 April 2014
- Repaired
- 51%
- Unrepaired
- 18,610
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2009 and May 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2010-2012 Mazda MAZDA6Built September 2009 to May 2011
Repair progress
18,610 of 42,000 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2015.
51% repaired — 21,401 of 42,000 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 1,601
- Scrapped or exported
- 388
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 Mazda6 vehicles manufactured September 14, 2009, through May 2, 2011, and equipped with 2.5L engine. In the affected vehicles, spiders may weave a web in the evaporative canister vent hose, blocking it and causing the fuel tank to have an excessive amount of negative pressure.
What could happen
Negative pressure could cause the fuel tank to crack resulting in a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.
What gets fixed
Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the powertrain control module and inspect and clean the canister vent line. If a web was found in the line, the fuel tank and check valve on canister vent line will be replaced. These repairs will be done free of charge. The recall began on April 30, 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2009 to May 2011
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 March 2014
- Owners notified30 April 2014
- Latest repair reportQ3 2015 — 51% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 11 March 2014.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Mazda at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's recall number associated with this campaign is 7214C.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 7214C
- Recalling manufacturer
- Mazda North American Operations
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.