NHTSA Campaign 15V451000

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM

Issued by Mazda North American Operations · Reported Jul 20, 2015 · 193,484 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2007-2014 CX-9 vehicles manufactured October 24, 2006, to December 28, 2013. The affected vehicles have front suspension ball joints that may corrode from water leaking into the fitting.

Consequence

Over time, the ball joint corrosion may result in the front lower control arm separating from the ball joint, causing a loss of steering control and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace both the left and right lower control arms, free of charge. The recall began on September 14, 2015. The recall will begin with model year 2007-2009 vehicles registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The second phase will be for model year 2010-2014 vehicles in the same states. Finally, all remaining vehicles will be remedied. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 8515G.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MAZDA CX-9 2007 193,484
MAZDA CX-9 2008 193,484
MAZDA CX-9 2009 193,484
MAZDA CX-9 2010 193,484
MAZDA CX-9 2011 193,484
MAZDA CX-9 2012 193,484
MAZDA CX-9 2013 193,484
MAZDA CX-9 2014 193,484

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V451000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.