NHTSA recall 13V425000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 13V425000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 7013I |
| Manufacturer | Mazda North American Operations |
| Reported | 2013-09-24 |
| Owners notified | 2013-10-29 |
| Component | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH |
| Units potentially affected | 161400 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2015-04-22 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 161400 |
| Reported remedied | 93163 (57%) |
| Reported unreachable | 3937 |
| Reported removed | 1459 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
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 remedy
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.
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.
| 2009 MAZDA MAZDA6 | Built 2008-02-04 to 2012-08-24. |
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| 2010 MAZDA MAZDA6 | Built 2008-02-04 to 2012-08-24. |
| 2011 MAZDA MAZDA6 | Built 2008-02-04 to 2012-08-24. |
| 2012 MAZDA MAZDA6 | Built 2008-02-04 to 2012-08-24. |
| 2013 MAZDA MAZDA6 | Built 2008-02-04 to 2012-08-24. |
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 PE13015
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.
| PE13015 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2013-05-09, closed 2013-09-30. Door Latch Failures Due to Loose Screws. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES. |
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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
| SSP-88 | 2012-04-24. Service bulletin. MAZDA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. THE REAR DOORS, NEXT TO CHILD SAFETY LOCKS, IS MISSING METAL STAMPING THAT INDICATE LOCK POSITION. THE LOCKS FOR CHILD SAFETY ARE FULLY OPERATIONAL. *PE MODEL 2012 MAZDA6. UPDATED 12/18/12. *PE |
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| SSP-89 | 2012-04-24. Service bulletin. MAZDA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SMALL CRACKS MAY OCCUR AT RUBBER BUTTON OF FRONT DOOR HANDLE REQUEST SWITCH, ALLOWING MOISTURE TO ENTER AND CAUSING A MALFUNCTION OF ADVANCED KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM TO AFFECT DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK FEATURES. *PE UPDATED 12/18/12. *PE |
| SB-09-032-10 | 2010-10-07. Service bulletin. MAZDA: REAR DOOR LOCKS INOPERATIVE DUE TO FREEZING. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE RAPIDLY DROP BELOW 0% F, ESPECIALLY AFTER A RAIN OR CAR WASH, SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A REAR DOOR THAT IS UNABLE TO OPEN DUE TO AN INOPERATIVE REAR DOOR LOCK. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.