NHTSA Recall 17V806000
NHTSA Campaign Id 17V806000; Date: Dec. 14, 2017
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants, potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Recalled Vehicles:
2004 Mazda B-series Truck; 2005 Mazda B-series Truck; 2006 Mazda B-series Truck
Component: Air Bags:passenger Side Frontal
Manufactured by: Mazda North American Operations
Affected Units:: 17,576
Recall Summary:
Mazda north american operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2004-2006 Mazda b-series trucks. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
How to Fix:
Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger side frontal air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began on January 17, 2018. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 1817l. Note: this recall supersedes recall 15v-346. Vehicles that received a replacement air bag inflator under the previous campaign need to return to a dealer to have an alternate inflator installed.
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: Jan 17, 2018
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