Mazda MX-5 recalls
NHTSA's records list 5 safety recalls covering the Mazda MX-5 since Nov. 1, 2016, for model years 2016-2025. The most recent was reported to NHTSA on May 22, 2025.
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2025 Mazda MX-5 recalls 1
- Traction Control Indicator Light May Not Illuminate/FMVSS 126
Component: electronic stability control (esc). 12,244 vehicles potentially affected. Links to NHTSA's record.
2024 Mazda MX-5 recalls 1
- Traction Control Indicator Light May Not Illuminate/FMVSS 126
Component: electronic stability control (esc). 12,244 vehicles potentially affected. Links to NHTSA's record.
2023 Mazda MX-5 recalls 1
- Air Bags May Deploy with Excessive Force/FMVSS 208
Component: air bags. 77,670 vehicles potentially affected. Links to NHTSA's record.
2022 Mazda MX-5 recalls 1
- Air Bags May Deploy with Excessive Force/FMVSS 208
Component: air bags. 77,670 vehicles potentially affected. Links to NHTSA's record.
2021 Mazda MX-5 recalls 1
- Air Bags May Deploy with Excessive Force/FMVSS 208
Component: air bags. 77,670 vehicles potentially affected. Links to NHTSA's record.
2020 Mazda MX-5 recalls 1
- Air Bags May Deploy with Excessive Force/FMVSS 208
Component: air bags. 77,670 vehicles potentially affected. Links to NHTSA's record.
2019 Mazda MX-5 recalls 2
- Air Bags May Deploy with Excessive Force/FMVSS 208
Component: air bags. 77,670 vehicles potentially affected. Links to NHTSA's record.
- Fuel Pump May Fail
Component: fuel system, gasoline. 121,038 vehicles potentially affected. Links to NHTSA's record.
2018 Mazda MX-5 recalls 3
- Air Bags May Deploy with Excessive Force/FMVSS 208
Component: air bags. 77,670 vehicles potentially affected. Links to NHTSA's record.
- Fuel Pump May Fail
Component: fuel system, gasoline. 121,038 vehicles potentially affected. Links to NHTSA's record.
- Transmission Software May Cause Abrupt Downshift
Component: power train. 14,370 vehicles potentially affected. Links to NHTSA's record.
2017 Mazda MX-5 recalls 2
- Air Bags May Deploy with Excessive Force/FMVSS 208
Component: air bags. 77,670 vehicles potentially affected. Links to NHTSA's record.
- Transmission Software May Cause Abrupt Downshift
Component: power train. 14,370 vehicles potentially affected. Links to NHTSA's record.
2016 Mazda MX-5 recalls 3
- Air Bags May Deploy with Excessive Force/FMVSS 208
Component: air bags. 77,670 vehicles potentially affected. Links to NHTSA's record.
- Skid Plate and Bracket May Detach
Component: structure. 2,476 vehicles potentially affected. Links to NHTSA's record.
- Transmission Software May Cause Abrupt Downshift
Component: power train. 14,370 vehicles potentially affected. Links to NHTSA's record.
Counted and listed by the Tribune's code from NHTSA's recall records. A recall appears under every model year it covers.