2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2018 Mazda CX-9. Owners have filed 128 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Mazda dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2018 Mazda CX-9. Check your CX-9 by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 128 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Mazda CX-9, reporting 4 crashes, 1 fires, 2 injuries. Mazda has issued at least 470 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 128 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Mazda CX-9. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Passenger seat heater either had a grounding issue or shorted out, causing to seat to start smoldering and catching fire, destroying the seat. There has been recalls and lawsuits for this specific issue on this model in other years, but not for this model year.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11713860
“I was resting my foot on my brake in the middle of sealed traffic and when I eased up to move forward when traffic my brakes did stop causing me to bump the car ahead of me. After that what came next was that my car then accelerated forward with my foot still on the brake.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11497382
“EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ('EPB') BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION FOLLOWING RECALL TO FIX ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON MAZDA CX-9, 2018. EPB WILL NOT RELEASE, OR WILL UNEXPECTEDLY AND SUDDENLY RELEASE WITH CAR ACCELERATING IN GEAR ('DRIVE' OR 'REVERSE').”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11403803
“I'M CONSTANTLY HAVE A FRONT WINDSHIELD ERROR : CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO JUST AUTOMATICALLY STOPING WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND STREETS. MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN I WAS I A ACCIDENT . I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES ALREADY AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE A DIFFERENT EXCUSE OR REASON”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11340475
“TAKATA RECALL - WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH 3 OTHER CARS INVOLVED, ALL CARS WERE TOTALED AND ALL OF THE OTHER CARS' AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MINE AND I WAS INJURED AS A RESULT.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11243501
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2018 Mazda CX-9 is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Mazda dealer.