Front Air Bag problems of the 1996 Mazda MX6

Five problems related to front air bag have been reported for the 1996 Mazda MX6. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 07/28/2001

Vehicle was going 55mph , and consumer was not sure what vehicle ran over, but air bag deployed. Nothing was hit, and no damage was done. No injuries. Consumer is contacting manufacturer.

2 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 03/27/2001

Head-on crash at 35-40 mph, and neither airbag deployed. Driver sustained injuries.

3 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 04/21/1998

False/violent deployment of air bag, resulting in injuries.

4 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 02/13/1997

False deployment of driver's and passenger's air bags.

5 Front Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 02/13/1997

Both air bags deployed spontaneously.


Other Air Bag related problems of the 1996 Mazda MX6



MX6 Service Bulletins
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