NHTSA campaign 03V531000 · Mazda campaign 1403L
Mazda Recall 03V-531: MAZDA/FUEL SENDER UNIT
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 03V531000 (Mazda campaign 1403L) was reported by MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS on December 16, 2003, with 56,700 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mazda MAZDA6 for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on February 9, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 03V531000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V531000 (also written 03V-531 or 03V531)
- Filed by
- MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS
- Mazda campaign number
- 1403L
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 56,700 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE03-047 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V531000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Mazda
Mazda MAZDA6
- 2003 · Vehicles built October 2, 2002 – August 6, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V531000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
A FIRE COULD OCCUR IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE.
Manufacturer 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).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 03V531000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.