NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Mazda CX-9 Recalls
The 2011 Mazda CX-9 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-9. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 171
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
On a 2011 Mazda CX-9, 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-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 2007–2010, 2012 CX-9, 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, 2012–2015 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 2007–2010 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 2007–2010, 2012–2014 CX-9
2011 Mazda CX-9 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 171 owner complaints about the 2011 Mazda CX-9, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (4%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Mazda CX-9, the component group named most often is the service brakes (57%), followed by the power train (15%) and the air bags (13%).
3 of the 2011 Mazda CX-9's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2011 Mazda CX-9 owners gave the mileage (138 complaints), the median was 74,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes97
- Power Train25
- Air Bags22
- Engine15
- Suspension8
- Electrical System6
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 20 | |
| 2015 | 28 | |
| 2016 | 30 | |
| 2017 | 20 | |
| 2018 | 16 | |
| 2019 | 17 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2011 Mazda CX-9 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 30. 19% 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-9 drew 2.0× the complaints of the median Mazda CX-9 year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 11 ranked years.
The 171 complaints about the 2011 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 2011 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted