The 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.
The risk
A detached trailer hitch assembly can create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mazda CX-50 | 2024 |
| Mazda CX-50 Hybrid | 2025 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mazda CX-50 | 2024 | 35 | 1 |
| Mazda CX-50 Hybrid | 2025 | 9 | 5 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 2025
5 of the 891 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2025 concerned the trailer hitches; Mazda North American Operations filed 95 campaigns in all.
| 25V893000 18 Dec 2025 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 25V874000 17 Dec 2025 | Kia America, Inc. |
| 25V687000 10 Oct 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V618000 17 Sept 2025 | Reading Truck Group LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2025