2009 Mazda MAZDA5 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 3%of 64 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 63,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 2009 Mazda MAZDA5, 3% of the 64 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 63,500 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was backing up from a parking slot in a neighborhood shopping center, when the air bag on the steering wheel just exploded, and I was pinned to my seat. I pushed on the bag and it started to deflate. My seatbelt which had locked me into the seat, moved enough to allow me to dislodge it. When I got out of the vehicle and inspected the car. The only thing I found was a scrape mark underneath the center of the front bumper. Located in the parking slot was a concrete barrier situated in the front of the parking slot. …”
NHTSA complaint #10474118, filed 2012-09, 42,000 miles“The air bag light on control panel is flashing when I start the engine after a working day. No rhyme or reason at all. There is no any impaction from outside and/or going over bumpers. It comes in and out in the first day and two, and then it's stayed on and flashed the code 19, which according to the manual means restraint control module - memory full. So I took it to Mazda dealership and diagnosed the issue at my expense. According to the dealer report, they cannot reset the computer module such as clean memory; instead, I am asked to replace the clock spring for fix the driver side air bag. …”
NHTSA complaint #10745569, filed 2015-08, 85,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10153329Jan 10, 2019This information is provided to help address Passenger Airbag Deactivation (PAD) Indicator illumination concerns during vehicle service.
- 10136784Apr 5, 2018This information is provided to help address Passenger Airbag Deactivation (PAD) Indicator illumination concerns during vehicle service.
- 10134925Feb 16, 2018The Workshop Manual has two-different airbag procedures, one for Standard Deployment and one for Two-Step Deployment. Standard Deployment is for Mexico spec vehicles and Two-Step…
- 10213417Feb 5, 2016Passenger fAirbag deactivation (PAD) indicator light illumination
- 10110991Nov 19, 2013This information is provided to help address Passenger Airbag Deactivation (PAD) Indicator illumination con-cerns during vehicle service.
- 10054788Nov 19, 2013Mazda: information provided regarding the indicator light illumination of the passenger airbag deactivation (pad).
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2009 Mazda MAZDA5
17 complaintsTires
13 complaintsSuspension
8 complaintsElectrical system
7 complaintsWheels
5 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Mazda MAZDA5
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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