NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Mazda CX-9 Recalls
The 2012 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 2012 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
- 221
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2012 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 2012 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 2007–2011 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 2010–2011, 2013–2015 CX-9, 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-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 2007–2011, 2013–2014 CX-9
2012 Mazda CX-9 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 221 owner complaints about the 2012 Mazda CX-9, the newest on June 9, 2025. Of these, 9 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Mazda CX-9, the component group named most often is the service brakes (63%), followed by the engine (11%) and the air bags (10%).
3 of the 2012 Mazda CX-9's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2012 Mazda CX-9 owners gave the mileage (170 complaints), the median was 58,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes139
- Engine25
- Air Bags23
- Power Train18
- Vehicle Speed Control11
- Suspension9
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 24 | |
| 2015 | 30 | |
| 2016 | 42 | |
| 2017 | 42 | |
| 2018 | 19 | |
| 2019 | 16 | |
| 2020 | 19 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2012 Mazda CX-9 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 42. 29% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Mazda CX-9 drew 3.6× the complaints of the median Mazda CX-9 year in the same window: 1st highest of the 11 ranked years.
That makes 2012 one of the Mazda CX-9 years to avoid by our method.
The 221 complaints about the 2012 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 2012 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: June 9, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted