NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Mazda MPV Recalls
The 2003 Mazda MPV has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 10, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Mazda MPV. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 113
- Crashes reported
- 12
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Mazda MPV, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2003 Mazda MPV
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 04V282000
- Reported
- June 10, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 120, tire and rim selection for vehicles other than cars
- Same campaign
- also 2004 MPV
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 04V109000
- Reported
- March 9, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 350
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2004 MPV
Exterior lighting: fog lights
- Campaign
- 03V206000
- Reported
- June 5, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 64,000
- Same campaign
- also 2002 MPV, 2 other models
Exterior lighting: fog lights
- Campaign
- 03V053000
- Reported
- February 13, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,400
- Same campaign
- also 2002 MPV
2003 Mazda MPV complaints by year
NHTSA has received 113 owner complaints about the 2003 Mazda MPV, the newest on January 31, 2019. Of these, 12 describe a crash (11%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 18 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Mazda MPV, the component group named most often is the power train (31%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (20%) and the electrical system (14%).
None of the 2003 Mazda MPV's 4 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2003 Mazda MPV owners gave the mileage (88 complaints), the median was 37,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train35
- Engine And Engine Cooling23
- Electrical System16
- Air Bags10
- Vehicle Speed Control9
- Structure8
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 16 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 27 | |
| 2005 | 10 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 9 | |
| 2010 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Mazda MPV peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 27. 52% 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 MPV drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Mazda MPV year in the same window: 1st highest of the 6 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 113 complaints about the 2003 Mazda MPV are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda MPV by model year
Other 2003 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: January 31, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted