NHTSA Recall 14V362000
NHTSA Campaign Id 14V362000; Date: Jun. 23, 2014
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking and potentially seriously injuring the passenger seat occupant or other occupants.
Recalled Vehicles:
2003 Mazda MAZDA6; 2004 Mazda MAZDA6; 2004 Mazda Rx-8
Component: Air Bag
Manufactured by: Mazda North American Operations
Affected Units:: 19,544
Recall Summary:
Mazda north America operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 mazda6 vehicles and 2004 RX-8 vehicles to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag.
How to Fix:
Owners of all vehicles on which a defective air bag may have been installed as original equipment will be notified. Dealers will replace the defective air bag inflator, free of charge. The safety recall is scheduled to begin in August 2014. Owners may contact Mazda customer assistance center at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's recall campaign number is 7714f. Note: this is an expansion of NHTSA recall no. 13v-130.
Recall Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Aug 21, 2014
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