1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2016 Mazda MAZDA6. Owners have filed 77 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 2016 Mazda MAZDA6. Check your MAZDA6 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 77 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Mazda MAZDA6, reporting 9 crashes, 8 injuries. Mazda has issued at least 670 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.
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Owners have filed 77 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Mazda MAZDA6. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“PCM ISSUE, passenger air bag issue, OCS wiring issue. infotainment system, transmission, and engine. Key fobs not able to be reprogrammed due to PCM issue”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11667949
“I was on freeway when some warning start showing on dashboard ( enging, track control system, battery) then my steering wheel was hard that I couldn't manubrio i hit a curb that was on the entrance and my car start spinning in circles till i hit the hill on side road.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11531004
“THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 MAZDA M6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH IN THE SNOW, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWERS AS THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE SLIDE AND REAR-END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11318837
“DRIVING ALONG A HIGHWAY (LEFT SIDE OF ROAD) I CRASHED INTO LARGE BOULDERS OF CONCRETE SCATTERED ALONG THE ROAD THAT WAS CAUSED BY A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. TRAVELING AT 60 MPH MY VEHICLE LAUNCHED OFF THE GROUND SLAMMING BACK DOWN ON ALL FOUR TIRES.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11299774
“WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN A LOCKUP OF VEHICLE AND SIDE COLLISION WITH BATTERY FAILURE”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11299671
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2016 Mazda MAZDA6 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.