NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Mazda CX-7 Recalls
The 2012 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 2012 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
- 39
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2012 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 2012 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 2007–2011 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 2010–2011 CX-7, 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 2007–2009 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 2007–2011 CX-7
2012 Mazda CX-7 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 39 owner complaints about the 2012 Mazda CX-7, the newest on October 1, 2023. Of these, 4 describe a crash (10%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Mazda CX-7, the component group named most often is the suspension (36%), followed by the air bags (31%) and the exterior lighting (18%).
1 of the 2012 Mazda CX-7's 4 recalls also concerns the suspension.
Where 2012 Mazda CX-7 owners gave the mileage (16 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension14
- Air Bags12
- Exterior Lighting7
- Electrical System5
- Steering3
- Unknown Or Other3
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 19 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2012 Mazda CX-7 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 19. 5% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 39 complaints about the 2012 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 2012 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: October 1, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted