NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Mazda CX-7 Recalls
The 2011 Mazda CX-7 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 31, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Mazda CX-7. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 154
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2011 Mazda CX-7, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2011 Mazda CX-7
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 2007–2010, 2012 CX-7, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V717000
- Reported
- October 12, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 155,436
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2012 CX-7, 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 2007–2010 CX-7, 2 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 16V593000
- Reported
- August 11, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 190,102
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2010, 2012 CX-7
2011 Mazda CX-7 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 154 owner complaints about the 2011 Mazda CX-7, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (5%); owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Mazda CX-7, the component group named most often is the suspension (33%), followed by the air bags (27%) and the exterior lighting (25%).
1 of the 2011 Mazda CX-7's 4 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2011 Mazda CX-7 owners gave the mileage (62 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension51
- Air Bags42
- Exterior Lighting38
- Steering16
- Power Train8
- Electrical System7
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 10 | |
| 2016 | 28 | |
| 2017 | 56 | |
| 2018 | 20 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2011 Mazda CX-7 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 56. 8% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Mazda CX-7 drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Mazda CX-7 year in the same window: 5th highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2011 one of the three best-measured Mazda CX-7 years.
The 154 complaints about the 2011 Mazda CX-7 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda CX-7 by model year
Other 2011 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted