NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Mazda Mazda6 Recalls
The 2006 Mazda Mazda6 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 31, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Mazda Mazda6. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 173
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Mazda Mazda6, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2006 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, 2007–2008 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, 2007–2008 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, 2007–2008 Mazda6, 1 other model
Equipment
- Campaign
- 09E011000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005, 2007–2009 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 Mazda6, 46 other models
2006 Mazda Mazda6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 173 owner complaints about the 2006 Mazda Mazda6, the newest on April 19, 2024. Of these, 13 describe a crash (8%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Mazda Mazda6, the component group named most often is the air bags (54%), followed by the power train (12%) and the electrical system (6%).
3 of the 2006 Mazda Mazda6's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2006 Mazda Mazda6 owners gave the mileage (77 complaints), the median was 75,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags93
- Power Train20
- Electrical System11
- Engine10
- Engine And Engine Cooling9
- Exterior Lighting7
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 14 | |
| 2014 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 44 | |
| 2016 | 42 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2006 Mazda Mazda6 peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 44. 14% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Mazda Mazda6 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Mazda Mazda6 year in the same window: 8th highest of the 17 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 173 complaints about the 2006 Mazda Mazda6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Mazda6 by model year
Other 2006 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: April 19, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted