Recall Register

2021 Mazda Mazda3: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2021 Mazda Mazda3. The campaign is 21V101000. NHTSA received the report on 22 Feb 2021. The NHTSA record gives the component Tires / Valve. NHTSA has 52 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of campaign 21V101000, in the NHTSA record

Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace all four tire air valves with new parts, free of charge. The recall began April 6, 2021. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500 Option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 4721B.

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 599 units in total.

  1. 21V101000Received . 599 units.

    Tires / Valve

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2021 Mazda3 and CX-30 vehicles. Air may suddenly leak from the tire air valve.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A sudden air leak from the tire air valve may cause a loss of vehicle control while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace all four tire air valves with new parts, free of charge. The recall began April 6, 2021. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500 Option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 4721B.

    Report filed by Mazda North American Operations. Manufacturer campaign number 4721B. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

52 complaints, 69 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 2021 Mazda Mazda3
  • All 2021 vehicles
2021 Mazda Mazda3: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2021 Mazda3All 2021 vehiclesMazda3, all yearsMentions
Engine275.4137.952.619
Forward Collision Avoidance115.992.815.58
Unknown or Other101.4100.7927
Electrical System87131.691.76
Lane Departure72.520.54.55
Service Brakes72.553.349.15
Air Bags5831.5674
Power Train5810462.84
Vehicle Speed Control2928.222.92
Wheels299.536.92

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 15.

Complaints that report a crash
2
Complaints that report a fire
2
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
28 Sep 2026

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2021 Mazda Mazda3, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2022, with 19 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20042
  2. 20052
  3. 20061
  4. 20072
  5. 20082
  6. 20093
  7. 20103
  8. 20112
  9. 20121
  10. 20131
  11. 20144
  12. 20154
  13. 20166
  14. 20172
  15. 20184
  16. 20196
  17. 20202
  18. 20211
  19. 20220
  20. 20230
  21. 20243
  22. 20251
  23. 20260

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2021 Mazda Mazda3: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mazda/mazda3/2021/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Mazda North American Operations

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2021 Mazda Mazda3?
599 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Mazda Mazda3 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 29 recall campaigns for the Mazda Mazda3, model years 2004 to 2026. 1 of them names the 2021 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2021 Mazda Mazda3 name most often?
Engine: 19 of 69 component mentions, or 275.4 per 1,000. For all 2021 vehicles the figure is 137.9 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2021 Mazda Mazda3 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.