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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2001 Mazda 626 Recalls

The 2001 Mazda 626 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Mazda 626. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
188

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
10

4 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2001 Mazda 626, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2001 Mazda 626

Fuel system, gasoline

Campaign
05E065000
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2000 626

05E065000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2001 Mazda 626 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 188 owner complaints about the 2001 Mazda 626, the newest on July 9, 2019. Of these, 10 describe a crash (5%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.

In complaints about the 2001 Mazda 626, the component group named most often is the power train (74%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (11%) and the air bags (6%).

The 2001 Mazda 626's only recall does not concern the power train.

Where 2001 Mazda 626 owners gave the mileage (140 complaints), the median was 78,140 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train139
  • Engine And Engine Cooling20
  • Air Bags11
  • Equipment9
  • Electrical System6
  • Seat Belts5

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2001 Mazda 626 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20015
20029
200317
200431
200537
200624
200721
200818
20099
20105
20112
20124
20141
20152
20162
20191

Complaints about the 2001 Mazda 626 peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 37. 33% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 3/5

The 188 complaints about the 2001 Mazda 626 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Mazda 626 by model year

Other 2001 Mazda models

Newest record on this page: July 9, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted