Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2004 Mazda MAZDA6

Takata recall. The contact owned a 2004 Mazda 6. The contact's vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v345000 (air bags), but had not been able to determine when the parts would become available for the recall repair for months. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but they did not confirm if the parts were available. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact's vehicle was crashed into by another vehicle. The driver's and front passenger side air bags did not deploy. The contact stated that the other vehicle's air bags may have deployed. The driver sustained whiplash and bruising of the hands due to the force of the impact. Medical attention was not needed. A passenger sustained minor whiplash, but no other injuries or medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a yard. The vehicle was inspected by the insurance company, but it was not determined why the air bags did not deploy. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

While driving 45 mph, the consumer crashed into the vehicle in front of him. The air bags failed to deploy and the consumer sustained minor injuries.

On the 2004 Mazda3 after about 3000 miles the main airbag light illuminates, indicating a failure of some kind in the srs system. The testing system returns 2 or 3 error codes having to do with the front crash sensor. And the air bag will not deploy, from what I can gather from internet message boards. Mazda is handling this on a case by case basis, rather than making a blanket repair. It seems the front crash sensors are tightened too much and crack, then once they get wet they are tripped and disable the system. Local dealers are saying you can not drive your vehicle like this and are holding customers cars for weeks at a time till parts come in. Which in most cases have been back ordered, some have had the sensors replaced 2 or more times. In my case a local dealer (not the purchase dealer) are telling me that an after market remote start is totally to blame. , and will not diagnose the car further until the system is removed. And it could have voided my warranty. This is just not right. I am currently driving a car I am assuming has no airbags and with no option to get it looked at unless I remove a $300. 00 accessory that was professionally installed by an electronics center that does all the work for the dealership I bought the car from. Also on the drop downs for the vehicle types - I had to use the 6 since you do not have the 3 listed. Thank you for any help you can give all of us Mazda 3 owners I would like some one to look into this and make Mazda fess up. *n,.