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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2015 Mazda CX-9 Recalls

The 2015 Mazda CX-9 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 12, 2018.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 Mazda CX-9. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
35

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2015 Mazda CX-9, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2015 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 2010–2014 CX-9, 2 other models

18V717000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering

Campaign
16V203000
Reported
April 11, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 578
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2013–2014 CX-9, 3 other models

16V203000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2015 Mazda CX-9 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 35 owner complaints about the 2015 Mazda CX-9, the newest on April 3, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%); owners reported 5 injuries.

In complaints about the 2015 Mazda CX-9, the component group named most often is the engine (49%), followed by the power train (9%) and the service brakes (9%).

None of the 2015 Mazda CX-9's 2 recalls concerns the engine.

Where 2015 Mazda CX-9 owners gave the mileage (20 complaints), the median was 56,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine17
  • Unknown Or Other9
  • Power Train3
  • Service Brakes3
  • Air Bags2
  • Exterior Lighting2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2015 Mazda CX-9 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20153
20163
20172
20183
20194
20205
20213
20224
20234
20243
20251

Complaints about the 2015 Mazda CX-9 peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 5. 31% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2015 vehicles, the 2015 Mazda CX-9 drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Mazda CX-9 year in the same window: 11th highest of the 11 ranked years.

That makes 2015 one of the three best-measured Mazda CX-9 years.

Mazda CX-9 years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★☆
  • Frontal: 3/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 35 complaints about the 2015 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 2015 Mazda models

Newest record on this page: April 3, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted