Mazda North American Operations: Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint
Mazda North American Operations reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 20, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 193,484. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
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.
The 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.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Mazda CX-9 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 Mazda CX-9 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 Mazda CX-9 | 221 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 2011 Mazda CX-9 | 171 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 Mazda CX-9 | 195 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| 2009 Mazda CX-9 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 Mazda CX-9 | 172 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 2007 Mazda CX-9 | 86 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V451000.
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