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2007 Mazda Cx-9 Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2007 Mazda Cx-9 has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 548,142 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 98 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the suspension. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

AIR BAGS 19V782000 2019-10-31 69,879 affected
Defect

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2007-2012 CX-7, CX-9, and 2009-2012 Maza6 vehicles. These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring…

Consequence

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. The recall began December 3, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option…

AIR BAGS 17V457000 2017-07-18 79,402 affected
Defect

Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2012 CX-7, CX-9 and Mazda6 vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the…

Consequence

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is performed. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger side air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began October 4, 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. …

AIR BAGS 17V429000 2017-06-29 205,377 affected
Defect

Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2009-2011 Mazda6, and 2007-2011 CX-7 and CX-9 vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash…

Consequence

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is performed. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began on August 30, 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. …

SUSPENSION 15V451000 2015-07-20 193,484 affected
Defect

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2007-2014 CX-9 vehicles manufactured October 24, 2006, to December 28, 2013. The affected vehicles have front suspension ball joints that may corrode from water leaking into the fitting.

Consequence

Over time, the ball joint corrosion may result in the front lower control arm separating from the ball joint, causing a loss of steering control and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace both the left and right lower control arms, free of charge. The recall began on September 14, 2015. The recall will begin with model year 2007-2009 vehicles registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,…

Complaints by component

SUSPENSION
29
2crashes
AIR BAGS
11
POWER TRAIN
10
STEERING
8
1crashes
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
4
WHEELS
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
ENGINE
3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
3
SERVICE BRAKES
3
Total complaints98

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Well I was backing up from a parking spot when put out of the blue my vehicle wouldn't move . The drive side wheel is not working and these little around thing where on the ground . Before that happen the driver side tire would become lose to where it would fall off.”

SUSPENSION · reported 2025-06-12

“Well I was backing up from a parking spot when put out of the blue my vehicle wouldn't move . The drive side wheel is not working and these little around thing where on the ground . Before that happen the driver side tire would become lose to where it would fall off.”

WHEELS · reported 2025-06-12

“Well I was backing up from a parking spot when put out of the blue my vehicle wouldn't move . The drive side wheel is not working and these little around thing where on the ground . Before that happen the driver side tire would become lose to where it would fall off.”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2025-06-12

“Coolant was leaking into my engine where the oil goes and I was unaware. The vehicle stalled in me while driving because of this. Even after figuring out what the issue was and trying to have it fix it became inoperable.”

ENGINE · reported 2021-10-04

“There is a systemic evap system issue where there is a leak that either shows that the gas cap is off or the check engine code for large evap leak. Message board traffic shows this as a problem across multiple year models and makes in the mazda cx line, especially the cx-9. Everyone, including…”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2020-11-02

“I took the car to pep boys and they told me to call because my whole gas tank is bad and it should have a recall on it .and also ford said the same....so my truck have a major gas leak and a rusted out gas system.”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2020-03-11

“I took the car to pep boys and they told me to call because my whole gas tank is bad and it should have a recall on it .and also ford said the same....so my truck have a major gas leak and a rusted out gas system.”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2020-03-11

“I was driving home on a busy interstate when my car started shaking and losing power. They car lost all power and I couldn't turn the steering wheel to get out of the way of other drivers. I was almost hit more than once by other cars. After having the vehicle towed and a licensed mechanic look at…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2019-04-03

Defect investigations

Investigation PE15022 Opened 2015-06-09 · closed 2015-08-20

Lower ball joint separation

In an July 7,2015 letter to NHTSA, Mazda identified a safety defect that could result in lower ball joint separation in approximately 193,484 model year (MY) 2007 through 2014 Mazda CX-9 vehicles (NHTSA Recall No. 15V-451,Mazda 8515G).Mazda indicated that damage to the ball joint boot may allow water to enter the…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2007 Mazda Cx-9 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.