How many recalls does the 2005 Mazda Mpv have?

The 2005 Mazda Mpv has 3 NHTSA safety recall campaigns on record.

How do I check if my 2005 Mazda Mpv has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN at NHTSA's official recall lookup (nhtsa.gov/recalls) to see open, unrepaired recalls for your specific vehicle. Recall repairs are free.

What do owners complain about most on the 2005 Mazda Mpv?

Of 45 NHTSA complaints on file, the most-reported component is air bags.

2005 Mazda Mpv Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2005 Mazda Mpv has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 359,781 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 45 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

AIR BAGS 19V781000 2019-10-31 47,006 affected

Defect

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2004-2005 MPV, 2004 RX-8, and 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 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…

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 remedy is 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 4. …

AIR BAGS 18V402000 2018-06-15 308,591 affected

Defect

Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 and 2004 MPV vehicles nationwide. Mazda is also recalling 2005-2006 MPV vehicles in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas,…

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 remedy is performed. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began July 6, 2018. Mailing to the affected RX-8 owners began July 6, 2019. Owners may…

AIR BAGS 18V404000 2018-06-15 4,184 affected

Defect

Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2005-2006 Mazda MPV vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont,…

Consequence

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

Remedy

Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began July 6, 2018 for MPV vehicles. The recall began July 9, 2019 for RX-8 vehicles. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number…

Complaints by component

AIR BAGS

ENGINE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

SERVICE BRAKES

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

Total complaints45

What owners report

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

“The contact owns a 2005 mazda mpv. The contact stated while driving 45 mph and depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal was depressed to the floorboard and the vehicle failed to come to a complete stop. As a result of the failure, the contact crashed into a tree on the passenger side of the…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2023-07-30

“Takata recall. The contact owns a 2005 mazda mpv. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v404000 (air bags) however, the nearest dealer location was nearly 5 hours away. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and attempted to send a mechanic from the dealer to the…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2022-03-01

“I was coming home from work doing the speed limit and my car would not stop I press the brake all the way to the floor and it still did not stop I pulled up my emergency brake and that did not work so finally I got the car to stop because I kept pumping the brakes and the car started slowing down…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2018-05-28

“Engine stalls or shut down completely when auto moves from high speed to low speed. Mazda 6 w/ 3.0 liter engine, which is the same engine as this unit, has a similar issue - see here: http://www.6crew.com/files/tsb/01-016-06-2135.pdf this is happening persistently for the last 2 years.”

ENGINE · reported 2017-12-06

“Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mazda mpv. The contact stated that the front passenger and driver side doors failed to open from the inside. The contact had to open the windows to open the doors from the outside handle. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer for diagnostic…”

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR · reported 2017-05-29

“Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mazda mpv. While the vehicle was stationary, the frame of the vehicle in front of the rear wheels was rusted and severely corroded. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 79,473.”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2017-04-01

“Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2005 mazda mpv. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v354000 (air bags). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact spoke…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2016-12-15

“In august of 2016 received a notice from mazda stating mazda decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in mazda 2005 mpv. The recall notice continues to state do not drive the vehicle because high levels of humidity can cause the passenger frontal air bag to rupture and…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2016-10-31