2024 Mazda CX-90 steering problems

The 2024 Mazda CX-90 has 146 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 33% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

146

Steering complaints

33%

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

CX-90 steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

24V022000SteeringJanuary 18, 2024 · 43,454 units

Defect

Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2024 CX-90 vehicles. An assembly issue with the worm gear in the steering system may result in a sudden loss of power steering assist.

Consequence

Loss of power steering assist while driving increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the spring engaging the worm gear and reapply grease to the gear teeth, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 6, 2024. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500 Option 6. Mazda's number for this recall is 6524A.

What owners report

“The vehicle started to hydroplane in rain on the highway and the lane keeping assist aggressively tried to push me back, which ended up causing us to hydroplane more and causing the vehicle to flip around backwards and we ended up sliding completely off the highway into a ditch totaling the vehicle.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · May 22, 2026 · crash

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2024 Mazda CX-90 have?

NHTSA has 146 complaints about the 2024 Mazda CX-90 steering — 33% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2024 Mazda CX-90 steering?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the steering: 24V022000.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.