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Year · Make · Model

2011 Mazda MAZDA3

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
131
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
280
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

131 filed
12
Crashes
2
Fires
13
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • AIR Bags
    27
  • Seats
    19
  • Unknown OR Other
    18
  • Electrical System
    15
  • Steering
    13
  • STRUCTURE:BODY
    12
  • Power Train
    11
  • Exterior Lighting
    10

Recalls

2 campaigns
17V082000·SEATS2017-02-09

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2011 Mazda2 and 2010-2011 Mazda3 and Mazdaspeed3 vehicles equipped with a manual seat lifter. In the affected vehicles, the seat height adjustment lifter links may break or detach from the seat frame and the seat angle may incline causing the driver to not be able to maintain an appropriate driving position.

RiskIf the driver cannot maintain an appropriate driving position, there is an increased risk of a crash.

FixMazda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat lifter links and install a reinforcement bracket to the lifter links, or replace the entire seat adjuster unit, free of charge. The recall began April 7, 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 0917B.

16V644000·STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE2016-09-06

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 Mazda3 and Mazdaspeed3 vehicles manufactured November 18, 2008, to June 8, 2013, 2012-2015 Mazda5 vehicles manufactured October 26, 2010, to June 22, 2015, 2016 CX-3 vehicles manufactured June 1, 2015, to December 26, 2015, and 2013-2016 CX-5 vehicles manufactured December 15, 2011, to December 26, 2015. On the affected vehicles, the lift gate support struts may corrode, possibly causing the struts to break and/or the lift gate to drop unexpectedly.

RiskIf the lift gate falls unexpectedly, it may hit the user, increasing their risk of injury.

FixMazda dealers will replace the both lift gate supports, free of charge, however parts are not currently available. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 9916H.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
EA21002·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2021-09-17

Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

EA21002·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2021-09-17

Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

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