NHTSA Safety Recalls
Mazda MPV Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 16 recall campaigns for the Mazda MPV, across 7 model years from 2000 to 2006. The 2004 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2006 (2).
No Mazda MPV model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2003, is at 1.7×.
- Model years
- 7
- Recall campaigns
- 16
- Most recalls
- 2004
- Owner complaints
- 575
2000–2006, with a recall
5 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 575 complaints with NHTSA about the Mazda MPV across 7 model years; the most, 149, concern the 2000.
Owners marked a crash on 47 of the Mazda MPV complaints (8%) and a fire on 13.
Across all Mazda MPV model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 119 complaints), then the engine and engine cooling (114).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Mazda MPV in 2004: 72, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Mazda MPV is equipment: other: labels, in 7 model-year listings.
The newest Mazda MPV recall, 19V781000, was reported on October 31, 2019 and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module.
Mazda MPV years to avoid
The best-measured Mazda MPV years are 2005 (0.4×), 2004 (0.7×) and 2001 (0.9×).
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Mazda MPV years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Mazda MPV
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS7
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE7
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS4
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES2
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS2
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL2
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE1
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH1
Mazda MPV model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Mazda MPV recall campaign (16)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19V781000October 31, 2019 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2004–2005 | injury and deathdo not drive | 47,006 |
| 18V402000June 15, 2018 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2004–2006 | injury and deathdo not drive | 308,591 |
| 18V404000June 15, 2018 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2005–2006 | injury and deathdo not drive | 4,184 |
| 04V282000June 10, 2004 | equipment: other: labels | 2003–2004 | crash | 20,000 |
| 04V234000May 19, 2004 | vehicle speed control: cables | 2001–2002 | crash | 10,200 |
| 04V109000March 9, 2004 | equipment: other: labels | 2003–2004 | — | 350 |
| 04V073000February 17, 2004 | air bags: frontal | 2004 | crash | 15,800 |
| 03V206000June 5, 2003 | exterior lighting: fog lights | 2002–2003 | — | 64,000 |
| 03V053000February 13, 2003 | exterior lighting: fog lights | 2002–2003 | — | 5,400 |
| 02V196001August 5, 2002 | air bags: frontal | 2001 | crash and injury | 25 |
| 02V078000March 20, 2002 | equipment: other: labels | 2002 | — | 14,000 |
| 01V382000December 17, 2001 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2000–2001 | crash | 19,000 |
| 00V113001April 11, 2000 | equipment: other: labels | 2000 | — | 39,095 |
| 00V113002April 11, 2000 | equipment: other: labels | 2000 | — | 19,526 |
| 99V191000July 16, 1999 | latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 2000 | injury | 13,030 |
| 99V171000July 7, 1999 | engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 2000 | — | 5,600 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Mazda MPV. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: January 16, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted