Vehicle recall R/2001/124

Mazda 323 recall: Fuel tank heatshield may become insecure

DVSA recall R/2001/124 names the Mazda 323 and Mazda Premacy. It was launched 13 November 2001. It covers vehicles built up to 30 June 2000.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2001/124
Launched: 13 November 2001
Issued by: MAZDA
Vehicles: DVSA lists 20,348 on each model line

What can go wrong

The rivets securing the fuel tank heatshield may corrode and break causing the heatshield to rattle excessively.

The fix

Recall affected vehicles and replace rivets with nuts and bolts.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 20,348. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Mazda 323	up to 30 June 2000	20,348
Mazda Premacy	up to 30 June 2000	20,348

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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