Mazda · Recall 25V357000
Mazda Recall 25V357000: Other safety defect
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.
Recall 25V357000 at a glance
| NHTSA campaign number | 25V357000 |
| Manufacturer | Mazda North American Operations |
| Component | AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE |
| Vehicles affected | CX-30, MAZDA3 |
| Model years | 2024–2025 |
| Vehicles potentially affected | 171,412 |
| Reported to NHTSA | May 29, 2025 |
What can go wrong
Air bags that do not deploy in the event of a crash increase the risk of injury.
The fix — and whether it has actually arrived
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.
If the remedy is not available yet, or your dealer cannot tell you when the parts will arrive, ask for that in writing. A manufacturer that cannot repair your vehicle within a reasonable time is a manufacturer with a lemon law problem.
Your rights
Could this recall support a California lemon law claim?
It depends less on the recall than on what happened afterwards.
California's Lemon Law asks whether a substantial defect — one that impairs the vehicle's use, value or safety — survived a reasonable number of repair attempts, or kept the vehicle out of service for 30 or more cumulative days. A recall is the manufacturer's admission that a defect exists. What matters next is whether the remedy actually worked, and how long you waited for it.
It is also worth looking at the whole vehicle rather than this one campaign. Owners often come to us about a single recall and discover that the real claim is the repair history sitting behind it.
A recall is not automatically a lemon. It is the manufacturer admitting a defect and offering to fix it free — that is the system working. A lemon law claim arises when the fix fails, the fix never comes, or the defect has already taken the use of your vehicle away from you.
What to do now
Check whether your Mazda needs this recall
Not every Mazda is affected by 25V357000. Enter your 17-digit VIN in NHTSA's free federal database to see whether this recall — and any others — are open on your exact vehicle.
Look up your VIN at NHTSA.govRecall 25V357000 — common questions
What is 25V357000?
25V357000 is a safety recall issued by Mazda North American Operations and reported to NHTSA on May 29, 2025. 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.
Is my Mazda included in recall 25V357000?
Not every Mazda is affected. The recall covers 2024–2025 CX-30, MAZDA3, but inclusion depends on the specific VIN. Enter your 17-digit VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to confirm whether your exact vehicle is covered.
Does recall 25V357000 make my Mazda a lemon?
Depends. The recall itself is rarely the claim — the failed repair, the delay, or the rest of the repair history usually is.
What does it cost to have a lemon law attorney look at this?
Nothing. Case reviews are free, and under California's Song-Beverly Act the manufacturer pays your attorney's fees on a successful claim. You keep your recovery.
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Is your Mazda a lemon?
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