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2012 mazda mazda3 — Problems, Recalls & Complaints

Aggregated from NHTSA safety recalls and owner complaints. Data updated daily from federal databases.

1
Open Recalls
226
Owner Complaints
5
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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2012 mazda mazda3 Safety Recalls (1)

16V64400006/09/2016
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 Mazda3 and Mazdaspeed3 vehicles manufactured November 18, 2008, to June 8, 2013, 2012-2015 Mazda5 vehicles manufactured October 26, 2010, to June 22, 2015, 2016 CX-3 vehicles manufactured June 1, 2015, to December 26, 2015, and 2013-2016 CX-5 vehicles manufactured December 15, 2011, to December 26, 2015. On the affected vehicles, the lift gate support struts may corrode, possibly causing the struts to break and/or the lift gate to drop unexpectedly.

Remedy: Mazda dealers will replace the both lift gate supports, free of charge, however parts are not currently available. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 9916H.

Most Common Problems Reported for 2012 mazda mazda3

POWER TRAIN
19
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
16
AIR BAGS
15
SEATS
14
STRUCTURE
13
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
12
SERVICE BRAKES
11
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
10

Based on 226 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Safety Incident Summary

9
Crash-Involved Complaints
5
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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