NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Mazda Mazda6 Recalls
The 2011 Mazda Mazda6 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 31, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Mazda Mazda6. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 135
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2011 Mazda Mazda6, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2011 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 2009–2010, 2012 Mazda6, 2 other models
Structure
- Campaign
- 19V323000
- Reported
- April 25, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 51,118
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 Mazda6
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, 2012–2013 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 2009–2010 Mazda6, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 14V114000
- Reported
- March 11, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 42,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2012 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 2009–2010, 2012–2013 Mazda6
2011 Mazda Mazda6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 135 owner complaints about the 2011 Mazda Mazda6, the newest on September 20, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (6%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Mazda Mazda6, the component group named most often is the suspension (37%), followed by the structure (22%) and the air bags (21%).
1 of the 2011 Mazda Mazda6's 6 recalls also concerns the structure.
Where 2011 Mazda Mazda6 owners gave the mileage (61 complaints), the median was 89,914 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension50
- Structure30
- Air Bags28
- Unknown Or Other22
- Steering16
- Exterior Lighting11
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 10 | |
| 2016 | 14 | |
| 2017 | 21 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 6 |
Complaints about the 2011 Mazda Mazda6 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 21. 7% 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 Mazda6 drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Mazda Mazda6 year in the same window: 16th highest of the 17 ranked years.
That makes 2011 one of the three best-measured Mazda Mazda6 years.
The 135 complaints about the 2011 Mazda Mazda6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mazda Mazda6 by model year
Other 2011 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: September 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted