NHTSA Recall 17V013000
NHTSA Campaign Id 17V013000; Date: Jan. 10, 2017
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Recalled Vehicles:
2007 Mazda B-series Truck; 2008 Mazda B-series Truck; 2009 Mazda B-series Truck
Component: Air Bags:passenger Side Frontal
Manufactured by: Mazda North American Operations
Affected Units:: 696
Recall Summary:
Mazda north America operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2009 b-series trucks sold, or ever registered, in the states of 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. " additionally, unless included in "zone b" above, Mazda is recalling certain 2007-2008 b-series trucks sold, or ever registered, in the states of 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 used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, 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 front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. Remedy parts are currently unavailable. Interim notices, informing owners of the safety risk, were mailed March 10, 2017. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 0817a.
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.
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