NHTSA Campaign 13V425000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
NHTSA campaign 13V425000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch. The repair is free.
Mazda North American Operations filed the report for 13V425000 with NHTSA on September 24, 2013; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 13V425000, NHTSA lists up to 161,400 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 4, 2008 and August 24, 2012.
The 13V425000 report reached NHTSA 13 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V425000 were scheduled from October 29, 2013, 35 days after the report.
13V425000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2009–2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V425000 ranks 15 of 77 Mazda North American Operations recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- 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 fix
- 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.
Reported September 24, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V425000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V425000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: September 24, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted