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Mazda - Injector mounting nuts tightening force may be insufficient

Official notice

17 Sept 2018

Last checked

17 Sept 2018

Medium riskDVSA
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An official DVSA notice concerns Mazda - Injector mounting nuts tightening force may be insufficient. Injector mounting nuts tightening force may be insufficient Published 2018-09-17.

What to do now

Vehicles affected will have the engine checked for contamination and repaired / replaced if necessary. The fuel injectors will also be re-tightened to the appropriate torque.

Units affected

11,021

Recall number

R-2018-289

Official notice

2018-09-17

The hazard

Injector mounting nuts tightening force may be insufficient

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

MAZDA6

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Affected products

Product 1

MAZDA Mazda6

Units affected

11,021

Risk / hazard

Injector mounting nuts tightening force may be insufficient

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Mazda

Manufacturer

Mazda

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Mazda. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2018-289

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2018-289

Campaign number

AJ024E

Units affected

11,021

Classification

DVSA recall R-2018-289

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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