NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Mazda Mazda6 Recalls
The 2003 Mazda Mazda6 has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 31, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Mazda Mazda6. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 174
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Mazda Mazda6, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2003 Mazda Mazda6
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V781000
- Reported
- October 31, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 47,006
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2008 Mazda6, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V402000
- Reported
- June 15, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 308,591
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2008 Mazda6, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V474000
- Reported
- July 26, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 308,992
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2008 Mazda6, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery
- Campaign
- 03V531000
- Reported
- December 16, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 56,700
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2003 Mazda Mazda6
Exterior lighting: fog lights
- Campaign
- 03V206000
- Reported
- June 5, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 64,000
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Parking brake: indicator light
- Campaign
- 03V207000
- Reported
- June 5, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 45,600
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2002 Mazda6
Equipment
- Campaign
- 09E011000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2009 Mazda6, 6 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2007 Mazda6, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 Mazda6, 46 other models
2003 Mazda Mazda6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 174 owner complaints about the 2003 Mazda Mazda6, the newest on January 25, 2022. Of these, 11 describe a crash (6%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Mazda Mazda6, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (21%), followed by the power train (21%) and the air bags (17%).
3 of the 2003 Mazda Mazda6's 9 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2003 Mazda Mazda6 owners gave the mileage (112 complaints), the median was 24,981 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling36
- Power Train36
- Air Bags30
- Electrical System18
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic18
- Vehicle Speed Control18
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 30 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 42 | |
| 2005 | 9 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 14 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 19 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Mazda Mazda6 peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 42. 50% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Mazda Mazda6 drew 3.2× the complaints of the median Mazda Mazda6 year in the same window: 1st highest of the 17 ranked years.
That makes 2003 one of the Mazda Mazda6 years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
The 174 complaints about the 2003 Mazda Mazda6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Mazda6 by model year
Other 2003 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: January 25, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted