Mazda Fuel System, Gasoline: Filler Pipe and Cap

Mazda is recalling about 268,799 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. A rupture of the fuel filler pipe may result in a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.

Campaign
16V064000
Manufacturer
Mazda North American Operations
Reported
3 February 2016
Vehicles
268,799
Built between
Jun 2013 – Feb 2016
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
25 February 2016
Repaired
82%
Unrepaired
46,247

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 2013 and February 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2014-2016 Mazda CX-5Built June 2013 to February 2016

Repair progress

46,247 of 268,799 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2017.

82% repaired — 221,436 of 268,799 reported

Owners not reachable
1,086
Scrapped or exported
30

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 American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Mazda CX-5 vehicles manufactured June 27, 2013, to February 2, 2016. The affected vehicles have a fuel filler pipe that may rupture in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 301, "Fuel System Integrity."

What could happen

A rupture of the fuel filler pipe may result in a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will alter the attachment between the fuel filler pipe and the left rear side of the bracket of the fuel filler pipe, free of charge. The recall began on February 25, 2016.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 2013 to February 2016
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA3 February 2016
  3. Owners notified25 February 2016
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2017 — 82% 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 3 February 2016.

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 customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 6. Mazda's number for this recall is 9216B.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
9216B
Recalling manufacturer
Mazda North American Operations
Safety standard
FMVSS 301
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.

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