Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2001 Mazda MPV

Three problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 2001 Mazda MPV. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Mazda MPV based on all problems reported for the 2001 MPV.

1 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 12/24/2011

The contact owns a 2001 Mazda Mpv. The contact was driving 55 mph when the contact crashed into another vehicle. The contact’s vehicle then spun around and crashed into the same vehicle a second time from the front end. The contact stated that the air bags did not deploy. The contact and a passenger were injured and a police report was filed. The contact stated that the manufacturer refused to inspect the vehicle for the air bag failure. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number: 02v196000 (air bags: frontal) but did not confirm if the vehicle was included in the recall. The failure and the current mileages were 100,000.

2 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 03/03/2003

The vehicle was in a frontal collision, and the air bags did not deploy, consumer suffered back injuries.

3 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 07/06/2001

Iwas involved in a rather serious accident in which I collided with a Buick century that ran a stop sign. I was traveling 30-35 and my front end collided with the drivers side of the other car. The Buick was totalled. My car was severely damaged in the front. The airbags failed to deploy. According to the owners manual they should have activated at a speed greater than 14 mph.


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