NHTSA Recall 16V354000
NHTSA Campaign Id 16V354000; Date: May. 25, 2016
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Recalled Vehicles:
2003 Mazda MAZDA6; 2004 Mazda MAZDA6; 2005 Mazda MAZDA6; 2006 Mazda MAZDA6; 2007 Mazda MAZDA6; 2008 Mazda MAZDA6; 2006 Mazda Mazdaspeed6; 2007 Mazda Mazdaspeed6; 2004 Mazda MPV; 2005 Mazda MPV; 2006 Mazda MPV; 2004 Mazda Rx-8; 2005 Mazda Rx-8; 2006 Mazda Rx-8; 2007 Mazda Rx-8; 2008 Mazda Rx-8; 2009 Mazda Rx-8; 2010 Mazda Rx-8; 2011 Mazda Rx-8
Component: Air Bags:passenger Side Frontal
Manufactured by: Mazda North American Operations
Affected Units:: 448,320
Recall Summary:
Mazda north american operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2004-2011 RX-8, 2004-2006 mpv, 2003-2008 mazda6, and 2006-2007 mazdaspeed6 vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in alabama, California, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, south carolina, texas, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u. S. Virgin islands, or "zone a. " additionally, unless included in "zone a" above, Mazda is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 RX-8, 2004-2006 mpv, 2003-2008 mazda6 vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new jersey, new mexico, north carolina, ohio, oklahoma, pennsylvania, tennessee, virginia, and west virginia, or "zone b. " lastly, unless included in "zone a" or "zone b" above, Mazda is recalling certain model year 2004 Mazda RX-8 and mpv, 2003-2004 mazda6 vehicles originally sold, or registered, in alaska, colorado, connecticut, idaho, iowa, maine, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, montana, new hampshire, new york, north dakota, oregon, rhode island, south dakota, utah, vermont, washington, wisconsin, and wyoming. 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 front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
How to Fix:
Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began July 2016. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 9416e.
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: Jul 19, 2016
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