1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2017 Mazda MAZDA6. Owners have filed 60 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 2017 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 60 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Mazda MAZDA6, reporting 1 crashes, 1 injuries. Mazda has issued at least 516 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 60 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Mazda MAZDA6. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“I WAS DRIVING IN AN URBAN AREA, ON A CITY STREET, AND THE CAR AHEAD OF ME WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN. AS MY VEHICLE WAS SLOWING, I COVERED THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ANTICIPATION OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE NEED TO BRAKE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11306704
“BACK-UP CAMERA FROZE PROVIDING A FALSE PICTURE ON CABIN SCREEN, WHICH CAUSED A COLLISION. CAR WAS IN REVERSE BACKING UP. CABIN PICTURE SHOWED OBJECT OUTSIDE OF WARNING RANGE. SEE ATTACHED PICTURE. IF A CHILD WAS BEHIND THE CAR THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11112253
“The infotainment touchscreen display in my 2017 Mazda 6 is experiencing a "ghost touch" defect, where the screen registers inputs without being touched. The defective touchscreen is available for inspection upon request.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11753322
“The center mounted Mazda Connect infotainment system in my 2017 Mazda 6 Touring sedan is defective. The screen randomly & intermittently changes display modes while the vehicle is on (driving or parked). It began about 2024 & getting worse.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11745149
“The infotainment screen is malfunctioning through (i) screen cracking/webbing from the inside and (ii) ghosting, i.e., random system reboots and control changes (including volume increases).”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11742820
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2017 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.