Vehicle recall R/2013/043

Mazda 6 recall: Fire may occur

DVSA recall R/2013/043 names the Mazda 6. It was launched 26 March 2013. It covers vehicles built 31 July 2012 to 9 March 2013.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2013/043
Launched: 26 March 2013
Issued by: MAZDA
Vehicles: 1,974 across the lines below

What can go wrong

A ceramic condenser required for noise suppression located within the DC-DC converter may have a crack within it causing the condenser to short circuit. It is possible that the DC-DC converter may melt and generate smoke and in the most serious case cause a vehicle fire. This converter is located under the front passenger seat.There is small possibility that the DC-DC converter may melt resulting in a vehicle fire

The fix

A Mazda dealer will replace the DC-DC converter with a modified one.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Mazda 6	31 July 2012 to 9 March 2013	1,974

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/2013/047 Passenger side airbag may fail to deploy correctly 24 April 2013, Mazda 6
R/2014/134 Engine may stall 21 October 2014, Mazda 3, Mazda 6
R/2011/038 Engine may fail 26 May 2011, Mazda 6
R/2016/084 Driver's front airbag may fail to deploy correctly 29 April 2016, Mazda RX-8, Mazda 6, Mazda BT-50
R/2017/048 Airbag may malfunction 22 February 2017, Mazda 6
R/2008/194 Engine revs may increase inadvertently 9 February 2009, Mazda 6, Mazda 3, Mazda 5

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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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