Air Bag Light On problems of the 2012 Mazda MAZDA3

Six problems related to air bag light on have been reported for the 2012 Mazda MAZDA3. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Mazda MAZDA3 based on all problems reported for the 2012 MAZDA3.

1 Air Bag Light On problem

Failure Date: 10/15/2017

Takata airbag recall-I believe the 2012 Mazda 3 should be part of the recall. My airbag light flashes. It was diagnosed as driver side open. This is a major safety concern. My vehicle has never been in a an accident, but the computer says my airbag had been deployed when it has not.

2 Air Bag Light On problem

Failure Date: 08/02/2017

The passenger side airbag light comes on when no one is in seat,many picture and gave to dealer and now the passenger airbag light is on when someone sits in the seat,this has happened several times ,many pictures and videos sent to dealer. This has be going on since Jan 2017 to present. All this happens just after the car is started and airbag system does self test.

3 Air Bag Light On problem

Failure Date: 12/01/2016

The contact owns a 2012 Mazda 3. While driving various speeds, the air bag indicator illuminated intermittently. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

4 Air Bag Light On problem

Failure Date: 07/15/2016

After 90k miles, the airbag light came on. I took the car into the dealership, the diagnostic required me to replace the sas module. I would need to re-calibrate the airbag sensors, if this was unsuccessful then I would need to spend another $2400 replacing the airbag sensors. The car has been in no accidents and no fender benders, seems like a manufacture defect.

5 Air Bag Light On problem

Failure Date: 06/23/2014

Tl-the contact owns 2012 Mazda Mazda3. The contact stated that the air bag light illiminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician stated that the error code b229a had to be corrected. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000. Pam.

6 Air Bag Light On problem

Failure Date: 07/01/2011

The contact owns a 2012 Mazda Mazda3. While the vehicle was parked the air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technicians recalibrated the seat and stated the sensor functioned correctly. The technicians also stated the weight distribution within the seat made it difficult for the seat to recognize that the driver was in the seat. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 10.


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