NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Mazda CX-9 Recalls
The 2021 Mazda CX-9 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 27, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Mazda CX-9. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 40
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Mazda CX-9, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2021 Mazda CX-9
Seats: mid/rear assembly
- Campaign
- 21V750000
- Reported
- September 27, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,648
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 210, seat belt anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2020 CX-9
2021 Mazda CX-9 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 40 owner complaints about the 2021 Mazda CX-9, the newest on October 14, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (18%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2021 Mazda CX-9, the component group named most often is the engine (53%), followed by the power train (13%) and the forward collision avoidance (10%).
The 2021 Mazda CX-9's only recall does not concern the engine.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine21
- Unknown Or Other6
- Power Train5
- Forward Collision Avoidance4
- Service Brakes4
- Vehicle Speed Control3
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 7 |
Complaints about the 2021 Mazda CX-9 peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 11. 78% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Mazda CX-9 drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Mazda CX-9 year in the same window: 4th highest of the 11 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 40 complaints about the 2021 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 2021 Mazda models
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted