NHTSA recall 03V531000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 03V531000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 1403L |
| Manufacturer | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS |
| Reported | 2003-12-16 |
| Owners notified | 2004-02-09 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY |
| Units potentially affected | 56700 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL SENDER UNIT (FSU) MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED IN THE FUEL TANK, PRODUCING AN INADEQUATE SEAL, AND FUEL MAY LEAK.
What can happen
A FIRE COULD OCCUR IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK, AND IF NECESSARY, REPAIR OR REPLACE IT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 9, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
Notes
MAZDA RECALL NO. 1403L.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2003 MAZDA MAZDA6 | Built 2002-10-02 to 2003-08-06. |
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A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as PE03047
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE03047 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2003-10-14, closed 2003-12-24. FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT SEAL LEAK. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| MT-002-21a | 2021-10-31. Service bulletin. Ethanol is becoming a common additive in gasoline. Gasoline containing ethanol is likely available at your local gasoline station. Typical blends of ethanol include E10 and E85. E10: A blend of 10% ethanol and 90% gasoline. E85: A blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline All Mazda vehicles can run on gasoline containing up to 10% ethanol (E10) but only some 1999-2001 B3000 trucks can run on gasoline with more than 10% ethanol blended. E10 compatible vehicles: All Mazda vehicles. E85 compatible vehicles: 1999-2001 B3000 Mazda trucks with the 8th VIN digit is V. |
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| 00-003-19-3583 | 2019-03-21. Service bulletin. In support of the new MRT distribution, Mazda will ship to dealers a new Dual Purpose Diagnostic Leak Detector beginning March, 2019. Training videos will be posted to MGSS shortly and Workshop Manual procedures will be revised gradually. |
| SB-01-023-10 | 2010-10-08. Service bulletin. MAZDA: DETERMINING EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM LEAK LOCATION FOR DTCS P0441, P0442, P0455, P0455. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE A MIL ILLUMINATION WITH DTCS STORED IN MEMORY. *PE UPDATED 4/18/11. *PE |
| 0100907 | 2007-03-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE NO START DUE TO FROZEN MAIN RELAY/FUEL PUMP RELAY. *KB |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.