NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Mazda Mazda6 Recalls
The 2009 Mazda Mazda6 has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 31, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Mazda Mazda6. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 386
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Mazda Mazda6, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2009 Mazda Mazda6
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 2010–2012 Mazda6, 2 other models
Suspension: front: control arm
- Campaign
- 18V631000
- Reported
- September 14, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 50,176
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Mazda6
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V018000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 70,227
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2013 Mazda6, 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 2012 Mazda6, 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 2010–2011 Mazda6, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 16V594000
- Reported
- August 11, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 41,918
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Mazda6
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 13V425000
- Reported
- September 24, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 161,400
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2013 Mazda6
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 11V134000
- Reported
- February 25, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 52,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Mazda6
Structure: body: door: hinge and attachments
- Campaign
- 09V043000
- Reported
- February 4, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 29,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- only the 2009 Mazda Mazda6
Equipment
- Campaign
- 09E011000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2008 Mazda6, 6 other models
2009 Mazda Mazda6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 386 owner complaints about the 2009 Mazda Mazda6, the newest on July 16, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (2%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Mazda Mazda6, the component group named most often is the structure (32%), followed by the suspension (20%) and the air bags (19%).
1 of the 2009 Mazda Mazda6's 10 recalls also concerns the structure.
Where 2009 Mazda Mazda6 owners gave the mileage (249 complaints), the median was 81,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure123
- Suspension76
- Air Bags75
- Unknown Or Other57
- Steering36
- Electrical System32
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 17 | |
| 2014 | 49 | |
| 2015 | 34 | |
| 2016 | 34 | |
| 2017 | 46 | |
| 2018 | 81 | |
| 2019 | 20 | |
| 2020 | 16 | |
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 13 | |
| 2025 | 9 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2009 Mazda Mazda6 peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 81. 8% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Mazda Mazda6 drew 1.9× the complaints of the median Mazda Mazda6 year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 17 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 386 complaints about the 2009 Mazda Mazda6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Mazda6 by model year
Other 2009 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: July 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted