# NHTSA recall 16V685000

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: 16V685000
- Manufacturer's number: 0216I
- Manufacturer: Mazda North American Operations
- Reported: 2016\-09\-23
- Owners notified: 2016\-11\-18
- Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
- Units potentially affected: 3849

## What is wrong

Mazda North American Operations \(Mazda\) is recalling certain model year 2016 Mazda3 vehicles manufactured September 24, 2015, to October 16, 2015.  During manufacturing, the fuel tanks for the affected vehicles may have deformed, resulting in a fuel leak from the recirculation pipe welded connection.


## What can happen

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Mazda will notify owners, and depending on the tank lot number, dealers will inspect the recirculation pipe weld, replacing the fuel tank, as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began November 1, 2016.  Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1\-800\-222\-5500.  Mazda's number for this recall is 0216I.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-04\-25
- Vehicles in the campaign: 3849
- Reported remedied: 3332 \(86%\)
- Reported unreachable: 29
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2016 MAZDA MAZDA3](/makes/mazda/mazda3/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-09\-24 to 2015\-10\-16.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [Mil](/bulletins/10213447.md), 2022-06-06, Service bulletin
- [MT\-002\-21a](/bulletins/10202695.md), 2021-10-31, Service bulletin
- [01\-018\-16](/bulletins/10185822.md), 2021-01-25, Service bulletin
- [00\-003\-19\-3583](/bulletins/10154879.md), 2019-03-21, Service bulletin
- [01\-005\-18\-3415](/bulletins/10136325.md), 2018-05-07, Service bulletin
- [RF\-16\-03R1](/bulletins/10134934.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin
- [01\-003\-17\-3297a](/bulletins/10111019.md), 2017-08-10, 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)

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