NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Mazda Mazda6 Recalls
The 2008 Mazda Mazda6 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 31, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Mazda Mazda6. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 111
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Mazda Mazda6, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2008 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 2003–2007 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 2003–2007 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 2003–2007 Mazda6, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 08V412000
- Reported
- August 15, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,200
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Mazda6
Equipment
- Campaign
- 09E011000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2007, 2009 Mazda6, 6 other models
2008 Mazda Mazda6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 111 owner complaints about the 2008 Mazda Mazda6, the newest on September 20, 2024. Of these, 15 describe a crash (14%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Mazda Mazda6, the component group named most often is the air bags (69%), followed by the power train (8%) and the electrical system (5%).
3 of the 2008 Mazda Mazda6's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2008 Mazda Mazda6 owners gave the mileage (49 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags77
- Power Train9
- Electrical System5
- Fuel System, Gasoline4
- Steering4
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic3
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 41 | |
| 2016 | 30 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Mazda Mazda6 peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 41. 14% 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 Mazda6 drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Mazda Mazda6 year in the same window: 12th highest of the 17 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 111 complaints about the 2008 Mazda Mazda6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Mazda6 by model year
Other 2008 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: September 20, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted