NHTSA campaign 25V357000 · Mazda campaign 7525E

Mazda Recall 25V-357: Air Bags May Not Deploy in a Crash

NHTSA recall 25V357000 (Mazda campaign 7525E) was reported by Mazda North American Operations on May 29, 2025, with 171,412 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mazda CX-30 and Mazda MAZDA3 for model years 2024–2025. Owners were notified on July 22, 2025, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 25V357000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
25V357000 (also written 25V-357 or 25V357)
Filed by
Mazda North American Operations
Mazda campaign number
7525E
Report received
Potentially affected
171,412 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Air Bags — Air Bag/Restraint Control Module — Software
Owners notified

Repair completion: 85.88% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 25V357000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Mazda

  • Mazda CX-30

    • 2024 · Vehicles built starting August 22, 2023 (per NHTSA)
    • 2025 · Vehicles built through January 13, 2025 (per NHTSA)
  • Mazda MAZDA3

    • 2024 · Vehicles built starting May 25, 2023 (per NHTSA)
    • 2025 · Vehicles built through January 15, 2025 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 25V357000.

Defect description

Mazda North American Operations is recalling certain 2024-2025 Mazda3 and CX30 vehicles. The Sophisticated Air Bag Sensor (SAS) units may set an error code and deactivate the air bags, due to a low battery condition.

Safety consequence

Air bags that do not deploy in the event of a crash increase the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will reprogram the SAS unit with improved software or replace the unit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 24, 2025. Mazda's number for this recall is 7525E.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 25V357000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.