Visibility complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2014 Mazda CX-5 has 71 NHTSA visibility complaints and 1 visibility-related recall.
71
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
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VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
Pilkington North America, Inc. (Pilkington) is recalling certain replacement windshields, model FW04026 GTY, manufactured November 23, 2015, to Decemb...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | PLASTIC MOLDING AT BOTTOM OF WINDSHIELD CAME LOOSE. AND FOR SOMETIME O EXPLAINED TO DEALERSHIP I HEA... |
| Feb 6, 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | SUNROOF UNEXPECTEDLY AND RANDOMLY EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NO IMPACT, GLASS SHATTERED WITHO... |
| Feb 1, 2021 | VISIBILITY,VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA CX-5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS FRACTURED ON THE PASS... |
| Feb 16, 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | FRONT WINDSHIELD HAS CRACK RUNNING DOWN WINDSHIELD STARTING AT VERY TOP OF WINDSHIELD BEHIND THE REA... |
| Nov 29, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | CRACKED WINDSHIELD. NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME, ON A CITY STREET. TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE 48-50 DEGREES,... |
| May 27, 2018 | VISIBILITY | OUR SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING 55MPH ON A WINDY ROAD. SOUNDED LIKE A RIFLE SHOT. NO CLIF... |
| Sep 27, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHILE COMING THROUGH A CAR WAS MY SUN ROOF SHATTERED WHEN IT CAME TO THE DRYING CYCLE. LUCKILY I WAS... |
| Jun 19, 2017 | VISIBILITY,VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE DRIVER SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AND BLURS VISIBILITY AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 50 MPH... |
| May 25, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED SPONTANEOUSLY. WHILE PARKED. |
| Jan 5, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT ANYTHING HITTING THE WINDSHIELD, PERSONALLY BELIEVE IT IS STRESS CRACK, H... |
| Jan 2, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WE PARKED OUR CAR OUTDOORS OVERNIGHT ON A QUIET RESIDENTIAL STREET AND RETURNED IN THE MORNING TO FI... |
| Nov 28, 2015 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE WINDSHIELD ON MY MAZDA CX5 CRACKED WITH ONE YEAR (THE PRIOR INCIDENT OCC... |
| Oct 24, 2015 | VISIBILITY | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MAZDA CX-5. WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE WI... |
| May 1, 2015 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN THE CENTER OF MY WINDSHIELD JUST BELOW THE REARVIEW MI... |
| Apr 30, 2015 | VISIBILITY | MY WINDSHIELD SUDDENLY CRACKED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR |
| Apr 6, 2015 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WE HAD BOUGHT A NEW 2015 MAZDA CX-5 IN DEC2014. AFTER ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS & 3500 MILES, A CRACK SUDDENL... |
| Apr 2, 2015 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT A NORMAL SPEED, I HEARD A LOUD CRACK HOWEVER SAW NO CRACK IN THE WIND... |
| Mar 30, 2015 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | MY WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK FROM THE CENTER BOTTOM EDGE OVER NIGHT. IT WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE AS... |
| Mar 9, 2015 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | CAR WAS DRIVEN TO THE GYM AND PARKED. OWNER ENTERED THE CAR TO RETURN HOME AND NOTICED A CRACK IN TH... |
| Mar 4, 2015 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WAS DRIVING MY 2014 MAZDA CX-5 IN INCLEMENT WEATHER (SNOWING). HIT A SMALL POT HOLE AND HEARD A LOU... |