The 2024 Mazda Cx-50 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 63 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 46 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
TRAILER HITCHES25V1670002025-03-1463 affected
Defect
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2024-2025 CX-50 vehicles equipped with Mazda Genuine Accessory trailer hitches. The trailer hitch assembly bolts may loosen and cause the assembly to separate from the vehicle body during towing or normal driving conditions.
Consequence
A detached trailer hitch assembly can create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will tighten the trailer hitch bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 4, 2025. Mazda's number for this recall is 7225C.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
1fires
STRUCTURE:BODY
4
1fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
ENGINE
3
1fires
POWER TRAIN
3
SERVICE BRAKES
3
STEERING
3
BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING
2
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
2
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION
2
Total complaints46
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I was attempting to mount my bike rack. To get the clips to properly fit I needed to partially open the liftgate. Upon triggering the door release the power liftgate and began opening the door. The anti pinch system did not detect the pinch and it crumpled the roof and liftgate at the seam. I…”
“On 02/27/2026, a 2024 mazda cx-50 (20700 miles) exhibited a severe burning smell following a 3-hour highway drive and a subsequent steep, 2-mile mountain climb to a restaurant in jasper, tn. The smell was strongly observed by multiple occupants upon exiting the vehicle. On 03/02/2026, a technician…”
“Vehicle was dormant overnight and caught fire. Battery disintegrated and fire tore across the entire engine compartment and front end. Fire department conducted investigation and determined mechanical failure. Showed no signs of issue before hand was driven shortly the night before to move parking…”
“Vehicle was dormant overnight and caught fire. Battery disintegrated and fire tore across the entire engine compartment and front end. Fire department conducted investigation and determined mechanical failure. Showed no signs of issue before hand was driven shortly the night before to move parking…”
“Vehicle was dormant overnight and caught fire. Battery disintegrated and fire tore across the entire engine compartment and front end. Fire department conducted investigation and determined mechanical failure. Showed no signs of issue before hand was driven shortly the night before to move parking…”
“The contact owned a 2024 mazda cx-50. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, after exiting the freeway, the contact was distracted, and when the contact turned to face the road, the vehicle rear-ended the vehicle in front. The contact stated that from the impact, the…”
“The vehicle had the original oem battery fail at 15 months. It dropped to 7v under light load. It's a bad battery. Upon being jump started, the power steering went in and out while driving and the dashboard blinked on and off...throwing a lot of errors that are unrelated to the battery problem.…”
“For about one week now. The blind spot monitoring system fails in heavy traffic. It works when you start the car, works in lite traffic. But on the highyway or heaver traffic it stops working. The dealer said it worked when test driven for 10 minutes. After blind spot stops functing then the cross…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2024 Mazda Cx-50 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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