Mazda Recalls Vehicles for Potential Airbag Issue

by Matthew Guy

Published: June 6th, 2025

mazda recalls vehicles for potential airbag issue

Mazda in North America is recalling certain units of the Mazda3 and CX-30 from 2024-2025 model years over an airbag sensor.

Boffins at the NHTSA say this problem traces to a so-called Sophisticated Air bag Sensor (we’re picturing the sensor attends fancy parties and consumes drinks with its pinky finger stuck out) which may fail to blow the bags in a wreck after someone has let the car’s battery become depleted by leaving the ignition switch in the “ON” position for two hours or more without the engine running.

Doing so will apparently cause the sensor to store an internal fault. According to the recall document, if the battery is then recharged and the car restarted, an airbag warning light will show up and the bags may not function when needed. This is a very specific but not impossible set of circumstances; it’s worth noting Mazda claims the defect does not occur if the battery is depleted through other means. The first report of this problem is said to have surfaced about one year ago.

Tangled up in the recall are 119,555 CX-30 crossovers and 51,857 compacts from the 3 line of cars, all from the 2024 and 2025 model years. It seems anything built after the middle of January 2025 isn’t affected by the recall, thanks to the deployment of what’s being described as ‘improved parts’ and a software change. Some of the affected units were built in Japan whilst others were hammered together in Mexico.

As of May 23, 2025, Mazda says it is not aware of any reports of accidents or injuries related to this concern.

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Jkross22 on Jun 06, 2025

During our CX-90 lease, we had a voltage problem with the battery that prevented the rear hatch from consistently opening along with other electrical related oddities. Replacing the battery fixed the problem, but the car spent a week at the dealer diagnosing the problem. Not sure how a battery only lasts 2 years, but that's what happened.

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Original Guy on Jun 07, 2025

exactly how many hammers do they use to assemble a mazda thanks

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