Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2008 Mazda Mazda3 has 18 NHTSA airbags complaints and 0 airbags-related recalls.
18
Complaints
0
Recalls
10
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2020 | AIR BAGS | THE CAR HIT A BANK THEN WENT AIRBORNE AND CAME TO TO A TREE AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED THE CAR ALS... |
| Nov 6, 2018 | AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | #1 AIR BAG WARNING DASH LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED AND HAS STAYED ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2... |
| Nov 5, 2017 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON FOR NO REASON |
| May 23, 2017 | AIR BAGS | TAKATA RECALL 1 VEHICLE CRASH WHERE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED ON INTERSTATE CRASHING INTO RETAINING WALL W... |
| Aug 30, 2016 | AIR BAGS | THE AIR BAG WORNING LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AS I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. TRUNING, GOING OVER A BUMP ETC... |
| Oct 28, 2015 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG LIGHT INSIDE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WON'T COME OFF. |
| Jan 20, 2015 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED THAT THE AIR BAG IS FAULTED. *TR |
| Aug 22, 2014 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE | MY BOYFRIEND WAS IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIRBAG SENSORS WERE COMPLETELY RIPPED OFF ALONG W... |
| Jan 21, 2014 | AIR BAGS | 2008 MAZDA 3 WAS STRUCK WHILE PARKED. MONTHS LATER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND REPEATEDLY WENT TO THE... |
| Oct 23, 2012 | AIR BAGS | THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. AFTER TAKING THE CARE TO THE DEALER TO BE CH... |
| Jul 24, 2012 | AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA MAZDA3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE INCREASED ... |
| May 9, 2012 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IL... |
| Apr 25, 2011 | AIR BAGS | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA, MAZDA3. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHEN SOMEONE RAN THEM ... |
| Nov 16, 2010 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA, MAZDA3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH... |
| Jan 17, 2010 | AIR BAGS | TURNING LEFT ON A T JUNCTION WHEN SOME ONE RAN A RED LIGHT AND CRASHED INTO MY DRIVERSIDE FRONT AND ... |
| Dec 6, 2008 | AIR BAGS | MY SON PURCHASED A NEW 2008 MAZDA 3 IN LATE JULY 2008. LAST SATURDAY HE SLID ON ICE AND HIT A TREE ... |
| Aug 12, 2008 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | I WAS INVOLVED IN A FOUR CAR COLLISION. I WAS THIRD IN LINE, AND WAS HIT REALLY HARD FROM BEHIND AN... |
| May 30, 2008 | AIR BAGS | THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHT SENSORS ARE PROGRAMMED TO INACTIVATE THE FRONT AND SIDE PASSENGER AI... |