NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Mazda Mazda6 Recalls
The 2004 Mazda Mazda6 has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 31, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Mazda Mazda6. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 160
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Mazda Mazda6, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2004 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 2003, 2005–2008 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 2003, 2005–2008 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 2003, 2005–2008 Mazda6, 1 other model
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 04V582000
- Reported
- December 10, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 190
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Mazda Mazda6
Equipment
- Campaign
- 09E011000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2009 Mazda6, 6 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2007 Mazda6, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2006 Mazda6, 46 other models
2004 Mazda Mazda6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 160 owner complaints about the 2004 Mazda Mazda6, the newest on August 6, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (7%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 15 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2004 Mazda Mazda6, the component group named most often is the air bags (34%), followed by the power train (12%) and the structure (9%).
3 of the 2004 Mazda Mazda6's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2004 Mazda Mazda6 owners gave the mileage (93 complaints), the median was 66,100 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags55
- Power Train19
- Structure15
- Electrical System13
- Engine And Engine Cooling11
- Latches/Locks/Linkages10
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 9 | |
| 2008 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 10 | |
| 2015 | 26 | |
| 2016 | 24 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Mazda Mazda6 peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 26. 23% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Mazda Mazda6 drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Mazda Mazda6 year in the same window: 6th highest of the 17 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
The 160 complaints about the 2004 Mazda Mazda6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Mazda6 by model year
Other 2004 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: August 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted