# NHTSA recall 09V043000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 09V043000
- Manufacturer's number: 5209A
- Manufacturer: MAZDA MOTOR CORP
- Reported: 2009\-02\-04
- Owners notified: 2009\-02\-13
- Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
- Units potentially affected: 29000

## What is wrong

MAZDA IS RECALLING 29,000 MY 2009 MAZDA6.  THE OUTER DOOR HANDLES MAY STICK WHICH MAY PREVENT THE DOOR FROM LATCHING.  THIS SITUATION MAY ALLOW THE DOOR TO OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.


## What can happen

DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE DOOR UNLATCHED COULD LEAD TO AN UNBELTED OCCUPANT BEING EJECTED AND COULD RESULT IN DEATH OR INJURY.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DOOR HANDLES AND IF NECESSARY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE HANDLES FREE OF CHARGE.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 13, 2009.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA AT 1\-800\-222\-5500.


## Notes

MAZDA RECALL NO. 5209A.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2009 MAZDA MAZDA6](/makes/mazda/mazda6/2009/recalls.md). Built 2008\-04\-08 to 2008\-11\-07.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SA\-039/25](/bulletins/11022742.md), 2025-09-05, Service bulletin
- [SA\-058\-24](/bulletins/11007022.md), 2024-09-04, Service bulletin
- [SA\-039\-23a](/bulletins/10243569.md), 2023-10-05, Service bulletin
- [SA\-039\-23](/bulletins/10240496.md), 2023-08-05, Service bulletin
- [SA\-008\-22a](/bulletins/10225724.md), 2022-11-04, Service bulletin
- [0400416](/bulletins/10213399.md), 2022-06-06, Service bulletin
- [SA\-008\-22](/bulletins/10208567.md), 2022-03-04, Service bulletin
- [MT\-012\-18](/bulletins/10154139.md), 2019-03-04, Service bulletin
- [09\-014\-18\-3443a](/bulletins/10148068.md), 2018-11-13, Service bulletin
- [09\-014\-18\-3443](/bulletins/10134702.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/09V043000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/09V043000)

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