One problem related to side/window air bag has been reported for the 1999 Mazda Protege. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Vehicle rear ended another vehicle at about 15mph and hood of car was smashed. Upon impact, neither driver's side nor passenger's side airbags deployed.
| Air Bag Not Deploy problems | |
| Air Bag problems | |
| Front Air Bag problems | |
| Side/window Air Bag problems |