{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "DVSA recall R/2017/163: Mazda MAZDA6, CX-3, CX-5 and 3 more (Tailgate may drop down without warning)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2017-163/",
  "summary": "Mazda MAZDA6, CX-3, CX-5 and 3 more: Tailgate may drop down without warning. DVSA reference R/2017/163, launched 31 May 2017, 730,872 vehicles. Defect, remedy",
  "excerpt": "MAZDA Mazda6, CX-3, CX-5, Mazda6 Estate. Published by the DVSA as R/2017/163 on 31 May 2017. Concern: Tailgate may drop down without warning. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at the DVSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / UK recalls A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read. R/2017/163 31 May 2017 Mazda (listed as MAZDA) AG014A 730,872 MAZDA6 121,812 2 October 2007 31 August 2012 CX-3 121,812 10 February 2015 26 December 2015 CX-5 121,812 17 November 2011 26 December 2015 MAZDA6 Estate 121,812 4 December 2007 25 December 2015 MAZDA5 121,812 16 June 2010 1 April 2015 MAZDA3 121,812 17 February 2008 10 August 2013 Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates. Safety Gate alert A12/00510/22 from France, 4 January 2022 Matched through the manufacturer's own reference (AG014A), which the registers share. See the same recall, Britain and America . Check this recall on the DVSA service Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 17 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read 1",
  "register": {
    "authority": "DVSA",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recalls/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2017-05-31T09:00:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T12:00:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"DVSA recall R/2017/163: Mazda MAZDA6, CX-3, CX-5 and 3 more (Tailgate may drop down without warning)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2017-163/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}