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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.

DVSA referenceR/2017/163
Launched31 May 2017
MakeMazda (listed as MAZDA)
Manufacturer referenceAG014A
Vehicles listed730,872

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
MAZDA6121,8122 October 200731 August 2012
CX-3121,81210 February 201526 December 2015
CX-5121,81217 November 201126 December 2015
MAZDA6 Estate121,8124 December 200725 December 2015
MAZDA5121,81216 June 20101 April 2015
MAZDA3121,81217 February 200810 August 2013

Concern

Tailgate may drop down without warning

Defect, as DVSA words it

Water may penetrate the tailgate strut cylinder. This may cause corrosion which may affect the strut's attachment.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

Replace both tailgate struts on affected vehicles

What changed since we first read it

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.

The same recall in other registers

European UnionSafety 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 4 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read once. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.

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