Mazda Mazda6, model years 2010 to 2012. Filed by Mazda North American Operations and reported to NHTSA on 11 March 2014. 42,000 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 Mazda6 vehicles manufactured September 14, 2009, through May 2, 2011, and equipped with 2.5L engine. In the affected vehicles, spiders may weave a web in the evaporative canister vent hose, blocking it and causing the fuel tank to have an …
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Mazda's own number for this recall: 7214C. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 14V114 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 14V114 cover?
- Mazda Mazda6, model years 2010-2012.
- What is wrong with them?
- Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 Mazda6 vehicles manufactured September 14, 2009, through May 2, 2011, and equipped with 2.5L engine.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Negative pressure could cause the fuel tank to crack resulting in a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the powertrain control module and inspect and clean the canister vent line. If a web was found in the line, the fuel tank and check valve on canister vent line will be replaced. These repairs will be done free of charge.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Mazda calls this recall 7214C, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Negative pressure could cause the fuel tank to crack resulting in a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 14V114 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Mazda North American Operations |
| System at fault | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| Reported to NHTSA | 11 March 2014 |
| Model years | 2010-2012 |
| Vehicles named | MAZDA MAZDA6 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Negative pressure could cause the fuel tank to crack resulting in a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the powertrain control module and inspect and clean the canister vent line. If a web was found in the line, the fuel tank and check valve on canister vent line will be replaced. These repairs will be done free of charge. The recall began on April 30, 2014. Owners may contact Mazda at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's recall number associated with this campaign is 7214C.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 470 notices in the record whose component field names fuel system, gasoline. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 46 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 14V114, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v114/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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