Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2011 Mazda Mazda3 has 22 NHTSA airbags complaints and 0 airbags-related recalls.
22
Complaints
0
Recalls
9
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2026 | AIR BAGS | The airbag system failed to deploy during a major accident I was in, where my car rolled multiple ti... |
| Jan 2, 2021 | AIR BAGS | THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON FLICKERING PERIODICALLY AS I'M DRIVING. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT ... |
| Jan 1, 2021 | AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE DASHBOARD IS LIFTING UP POSSIBLY AFFECTING THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYME... |
| Dec 10, 2019 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 MAZDA 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 71 MPH, THE VEHICLE H... |
| May 28, 2019 | AIR BAGS | THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 2 DAYS THEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT THROUGH IT... |
| Mar 1, 2019 | AIR BAGS | I PURCHASED A USED 2011 MAZDA 3 IN MARCH 2019. I DIDN'T NOTICE IT AT THE TIME BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ... |
| Nov 20, 2017 | AIR BAGS | MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WERE THE AUTOMOBILE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. THE AIR BA... |
| Aug 8, 2017 | AIR BAGS | "TAKATA RECALL" - I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL A LETTER ABOUT THE AIRBAG RECALL AND I NEED A CLEAR EXPLAI... |
| Dec 25, 2016 | AIR BAGS | TAKATA AIRBAG: ON 12/25/16 SUNDAY MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE IN A HIT AND RUN, MY AIRBAG (DRI... |
| Aug 16, 2016 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | PASSENGER SEAT BELT SAYS PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF WHEN HOOKED UP. IT STAYS OFF WHEN PASSENGER SITS IN I... |
| Jun 1, 2016 | AIR BAGS,SEATS | AIR BAG LIGHT ON FOR PASSENGER SEAT. PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH BECAUSE OF DEFECTI... |
| Feb 18, 2016 | AIR BAGS,SEATS | MY 2011 MAZDA 3 DRIVER SEAT HAS COME OFF TRACK WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I WENT TO SLIDE MY SEAT B... |
| Feb 10, 2016 | AIR BAGS,SEATS | THE DRIVERS SEAT WILL SOMETIMES COME OUT OF ITS TRACK, AND NOT LOCK IN SECURELY. WHEN THE SEAT IS L... |
| Jan 1, 2016 | AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | SOMETIMES TURNS ON THE LIGHT OF ACTIVATED AIRBAGS AND EVEN IF THE EMERGENCY LEVER IS FULLY RAISED, T... |
| Oct 30, 2015 | AIR BAGS | PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF AND IT'S ALWAYS ON. THE ICON ON THE DASH IS INDICATING CODE 16. NOBODY IS SEATI... |
| Feb 6, 2014 | AIR BAGS | MAZDA OEM 11-13 3 SEAT TRACK-OCCUPANT SENSOR RIGHT BCN167SW0A IS FAULTY . THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CA... |
| Jan 20, 2014 | AIR BAGS | THE MAZDA 3 HIT A LARGE TRUCK BROADSIDE, WHICH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. ... |
| Feb 18, 2012 | AIR BAGS | TAKATA RECALL: I BOUGHT MY FIRST CAR MAZDA3 IN JAN 2011. ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE AIRBAG LIGHT DO... |
| Sep 1, 2011 | AIR BAGS | TAKATA RECALL - THIS VEHICLE HAS A TAKATA AIR BAG INITIATOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. DEALER SAYS NO R... |
| Aug 1, 2011 | AIR BAGS | WHEN A PASSENGER WHO IS 5'2" AND WEIGHS 95 POUNDS SITS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF MY 2011 MAZDA ... |