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NHTSA campaign18V402000

Recall 18V402000: Air Bags

Reported Jun 15, 2018Mazda North American Operations1 catalog make

Component recorded by NHTSA

Air Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module

Campaign summary

Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 and 2004 MPV vehicles nationwide. Mazda is also recalling 2005-2006 MPV vehicles in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. On July 9, 2019 this recall was expanded to include certain 2004-2011 RX-8 vehicles that were previously recalled under 16V-354 but have not yet been repaired. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these passenger air bag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy in the source record

Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is performed. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began July 6, 2018. Mailing to the affected RX-8 owners began July 6, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 2618F. Note: With the addition of the RX-8 vehicles, this recall fully supersedes recall 16V354.

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Catalog coverage

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17 pages

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YearMakeModel
2003MazdaMAZDA6
2004MazdaMAZDA6
2005MazdaMAZDA6
2006MazdaMAZDA6
2007MazdaMAZDA6
2008MazdaMAZDA6
2004MazdaMPV
2005MazdaMPV
2006MazdaMPV
2004MazdaRX-8
2005MazdaRX-8
2006MazdaRX-8
2007MazdaRX-8
2008MazdaRX-8
2009MazdaRX-8
2010MazdaRX-8
2011MazdaRX-8

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