{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "DVSA recall R/2019/218: Mazda MAZDA3 and MAZDA6 (Hydraulic valve clearance adjuster may operate incorrectly)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2019-218/",
  "summary": "Mazda MAZDA3 and MAZDA6: Hydraulic valve clearance adjuster may operate incorrectly. DVSA reference R/2019/218, launched 29 July 2019, 4,504 vehicles. Defect,",
  "excerpt": "MAZDA Mazda3, Mazda6. Published by the DVSA as R/2019/218 on 29 July 2019. Concern: Hydraulic valve clearance adjuster may operate incorrectly. 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/2019/218 29 July 2019 Mazda (listed as MAZDA) AK038A 4,504 MAZDA3 2,252 7 November 2018 13 May 2019 MAZDA6 2,252 26 March 2018 22 April 2019 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. No match found in the American, Canadian or European registers by manufacturer reference. A recall can exist abroad under a different reference; this site only claims a match when the reference agrees. 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 15 times since. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls . CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an au",
  "register": {
    "authority": "DVSA",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recalls/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2019-07-29T09:00:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T12:00:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"DVSA recall R/2019/218: Mazda MAZDA3 and MAZDA6 (Hydraulic valve clearance adjuster may operate incorrectly)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2019-218/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}