NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Mazda CX-9 Recalls
The 2008 Mazda CX-9 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 31, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Mazda CX-9. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 172
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Mazda CX-9, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2008 Mazda CX-9
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V782000
- Reported
- October 31, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 69,879
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2012 CX-9, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V457000
- Reported
- July 18, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 79,402
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009, 2012 CX-9, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V429000
- Reported
- June 29, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 205,377
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2011 CX-9, 2 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 15V451000
- Reported
- July 20, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 193,484
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2014 CX-9
Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash
- Campaign
- 09V066000
- Reported
- February 23, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 30,600
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009 CX-9
Equipment
- Campaign
- 09E011000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009 CX-9, 6 other models
2008 Mazda CX-9 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 172 owner complaints about the 2008 Mazda CX-9, the newest on June 12, 2024. Of these, 10 describe a crash (6%); owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Mazda CX-9, the component group named most often is the suspension (32%), followed by the air bags (16%) and the power train (16%).
1 of the 2008 Mazda CX-9's 6 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2008 Mazda CX-9 owners gave the mileage (127 complaints), the median was 101,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension55
- Air Bags28
- Power Train27
- Service Brakes23
- Steering19
- Wheels16
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 9 | |
| 2015 | 39 | |
| 2016 | 27 | |
| 2017 | 25 | |
| 2018 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 13 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Mazda CX-9 peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 39. 10% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Mazda CX-9 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Mazda CX-9 year in the same window: 6th highest of the 11 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 172 complaints about the 2008 Mazda CX-9 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda CX-9 by model year
Other 2008 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: June 12, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted