15,000 Mazda 6 cars to be recalled due to fire risk

Posted on 27 Mar 2013 by Tim Brown

The new Mazda 6, which was launched in Malaysia last week, is being subjected to a recall which affects 502 vehicles in the UK and up to 15,000 cars globally.

An ‘incident’ in Australia prompted the move by the Japanese company and specifically impacts on all diesel model Mazda 6s and 165ps Sport petrol models. According to a release from Mazda, a faulty component ‘may cause overheating of the unit and in a worst case scenario, a fire may result’. Mazda added the fault is…

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