NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Mazda CX-9 Recalls
The 2013 Mazda CX-9 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 12, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 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
- 68
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 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 2013 Mazda CX-9
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, 2014–2015 CX-9, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V018000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 70,227
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010 CX-9, 2 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 16V203000
- Reported
- April 11, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 578
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 CX-9, 3 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 2007–2012, 2014 CX-9
2013 Mazda CX-9 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 68 owner complaints about the 2013 Mazda CX-9, the newest on April 14, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Mazda CX-9, the component group named most often is the engine (25%), followed by the service brakes (24%) and the air bags (13%).
2 of the 2013 Mazda CX-9's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2013 Mazda CX-9 owners gave the mileage (44 complaints), the median was 53,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine17
- Service Brakes16
- Air Bags9
- Suspension9
- Unknown Or Other9
- Power Train5
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 11 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2013 Mazda CX-9 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 11. 38% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Mazda CX-9 drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Mazda CX-9 year in the same window: 5th highest of the 11 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 68 complaints about the 2013 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 2013 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: April 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted