Seats complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2010 Mazda Mazda3 has 97 NHTSA seats complaints and 1 seats-related recall.
97
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
17V082000
SEATS
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2011 Mazda2 and 2010-2011 Mazda3 and Mazdaspeed3 vehicles equipped with a manual seat lif...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2025 | SEATS | This vehicle is subject to recall #: 17V-082 referring to a drivers seat lifter link than can brea... |
| Jul 11, 2023 | SEATS | Monday 7/10/2023 car was fine ie (the seat) next day Tues 7/11/2023 opened drivers side door couldn’... |
| Jun 24, 2020 | SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY DASHBOARD ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO CLEAN AND HAS A CONSTANT VERY BAD GLARE THAT W... |
| May 22, 2020 | SEATS | THE SEAT IS NOT SECURE TO THE FRAME OR SOMETHING, ROCKS LIKE A ROCKING CHAIR. |
| May 1, 2020 | SEATS | MY DRIVER SEAT HAS SUBSTANTIAL UNWANTED MOVEMENT. I WAS GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN I HEARD A LO... |
| Feb 3, 2020 | SEATS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA MAZDA3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER... |
| Nov 11, 2019 | SEATS | THE BRACE THAT CONNECTS THE BOTTOM OF THE SET TO THE MECHANISM THAT PIVOTS AS THE HEIGHT OF THE SEAT... |
| Oct 1, 2019 | SEATS | 2010 MAZDA 3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PAYING FOR RECALL RELATED REPAIRS. CONSUMER IS SEEKING R... |
| Nov 12, 2018 | SEATS | SEAT TRACKS BROKEN - MAZDA USA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE REP SAID THAT THE DRIVER SEAT ASSEMBLY (TRACK, BO... |
| Jun 1, 2018 | SEATS | THE SEAT IS NOT SECURE TO THE FRAME OR SOMETHING, ROCKS LIKE A ROCKING CHAIR |
| Dec 21, 2017 | SEATS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A PORTION OF THE POWER SEAT SEPARATED F... |
| Nov 10, 2017 | SEATS | MAZDA RECALL I KEEP RECEIVING RECALL NOTICES FROM BROOKDALE MAZDA ABOUT THE SEAT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT ... |
| Oct 7, 2017 | SEATS | MY 2010 MAZDA 3 HAS A BROKEN DRIVER'S SEAT ADJUSTMENT. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS IN 2017, BUT THE... |
| Aug 2, 2017 | SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I TOOK MY 2010 MAZDA3 IN FOR RECALL OF SEAT LINK ADJUSTERS AND TO SERVICE MY MELTING DASHBOARD THAT ... |
| Jul 13, 2017 | SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THERE WAS A POP I FELT IN MY BACK AS I WAS DRIVING (JULY 2017) I NEVER THOUGHT MUCH OF IT AT THE TI... |
| Jun 12, 2017 | SEATS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V... |
| Jun 9, 2017 | SEATS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA 3. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE SEAT DETACHED FROM THE BRACKE... |
| Jun 1, 2017 | SEATS | THE SEAT ADJUSTER ON MY 2010 SGT MAZDA3 BROKE ONE DAY AS I WAS GETTING IN, AND NOW THE SEAT MOVES EV... |
| May 30, 2017 | SEATS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT DETACHED FROM THE FRA... |
| May 16, 2017 | SEATS | RECALL PART FOR SEAT LIFTER LINK HAS FAILED. THE DRIVER SEAT SLANTS IN THE FORWARD LEFT DIRECTION AN... |