Vehicle recall R/2011/038

Mazda 6 recall: Engine may fail

DVSA recall R/2011/038 names the Mazda 6. It was launched 26 May 2011. It covers vehicles built 8 January 2008 to 12 February 2008.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2011/038
Launched: 26 May 2011
Issued by: MAZDA
Vehicles: 161 across the lines below

What can go wrong

It is possible that the clips retaining the piston pins were not fitted correctly during engine assembly. The pins may come out of position and wear the cylinder bores. In the most serious case the engine will stop and not restart.

The fix

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected to fit new connecting rods and pistons.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Mazda 6	8 January 2008 to 12 February 2008	161

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/2013/043 Fire may occur 26 March 2013, Mazda 6
R/2013/047 Passenger side airbag may fail to deploy correctly 24 April 2013, Mazda 6
R/2008/194 Engine revs may increase inadvertently 9 February 2009, Mazda 6, Mazda 3, Mazda 5
R/2014/134 Engine may stall 21 October 2014, Mazda 3, Mazda 6
R/2007/032 Air bag may fail 9 March 2007, Mazda 6
R/2006/098 Engine may stall. 21 July 2006, Mazda 5, Mazda 6

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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. On this page we also replaced a word that reads as a rating or an endorsement with a plain one. 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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