Mazda has a creepy crawly problem. Infiltrating spiders are prompting the automaker to recall 50,000 cars because the creatures can slip into vents and their cobwebs can really mess things up.
The company is recalling Mazda6 autos for the 2009-10 model year, saying spiders wandering into vents may weave webs that can prevent ventilation of the fuel tank. That may put pressure on the tank, cause a crack and then a fuel leak could lead to a fire.
Mazda said it got two reports about problems with the tank, and the company found a spider web in the vent of one.