Manufacturer profile

Mazda

Mazda has filed 211 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 1983, covering 11.9M vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Makes in its campaigns
Campaigns filed in 2026 to date0Ranked 32 of 202 manufacturers by campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected02026 to date
Campaigns on file2111983 to 2025
Do-not-drive or park-outside19Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under 4 names, including "Mazda North American Operations", "MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC", "MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS".

Campaigns per year

Mazda has averaged 6 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2019 peak of 15

Mazda recall campaigns by report date, 2001 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

05101520012004200720102013201620191520222026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Airbags are Mazda's most recalled component since 2016

Mazda campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.

Airbags
27
Fuel system
9
Electrical system
8
Structure
5
Lighting
4
Suspension
3
Engine and cooling
3
Steering
3
Back-over prevention
3
Brakes
3
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

Mazda relies on software fixes more than the industry: 57% of its 2025 campaigns

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Mazda against all manufacturers, by year.

MazdaAll manufacturers
025%50%75%20162018202020222024202657%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Model year 2024 is covered by the most Mazda campaigns, 15

Mazda campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

051015201220142016201820202022152025
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest Mazda filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Mazda campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
25V-737Oct 29, 2025Front suspension fastener bolts may not be tightened properly, which can result in suspension component and/or wheel detachmentSuspension1,007Part replacement
25V-568Sep 2, 2025Fuel gauge in the instrument cluster may display an inaccurate fuel readingElectrical system104,854Software update
25V-418Jun 18, 2025Transmission gear shifter can be moved from Neutral to Drive without pressing the brake pedalElectrical system22Software update
25V-413Jun 18, 2025Incorrectly configured module software may cause the air bag to deploy improperlyAirbags2Software update
25V-357May 29, 2025Sophisticated Air Bag Sensor (SAS) units may set an error code and deactivate the air bags, due to a low battery conditionAirbags171,412Software update
25V-336May 22, 2025Traction Control System (TCS) and Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) indicator light may fail to illuminate as intended due to a software errorStability and traction control12,244Part replacement
25V-167Mar 14, 2025Trailer hitch assembly bolts may loosen and cause the assembly to separate from the vehicle body during towing or normal driving conditionsTrailer hitches63Repair or modification
24V-817Oct 31, 2024Improper inverter software may cause the malfunction indicator lights to illuminate, and a loss of drive power may occur while in electric vehicle…Electrical system14,902Software update
24V-816Oct 31, 2024Engine may not restart after the idling stop feature (i-stop) turns off the engine due to a software issueElectrical system38,926Software update
24V-815Oct 31, 2024Powertrain control module (PCM) and engine control modules (ECM) software may cause malfunction indicator lights to illuminate and a loss of drive…Engine and cooling31,488Software update
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

Mazda's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2015 In the affected vehicles, grease applied to…1.37M
  2. 2016 On the affected vehicles, the lift gate…0.58M
  3. 1995 Front safety belt buckle release buttons…0.36M
  4. 2017 Affected vehicles are equipped with a…0.31M
  5. 2018 Mazda is also recalling 2005-2006 MPV…0.31M
Source: NHTSA ODI.