Air Bag Problems of Mazda RX8 - part 2

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Mazda RX-8. The contact stated that the dashboard was deteriorated and exposed the air bags. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired; however, it was serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 15v382000 (air bags). The contact mentioned that recall notifications were also received for NHTSA campaign numbers: 15v345000 (air bags) and 16v354000 (air bags), but the parts were not available for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Mazda Rx8. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number 15v345000 (air bag) and 15v382000 (air bag) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Tw.

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Cracked air bag cover. It happens after sitting in the sun.

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The contact owns a 2005 Mazda RX-8. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v382000 (air bags) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

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The contact owns a 2006 Mazda RX-8. The contact stated that the dash board on the passenger side of the vehicle was cracked. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v382000 (air bag). The contact was concerned for their safety due to the air bag being exposed and the air bag may deploy due to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 63,000.

Tl-takata recall. The contact owns a 2004 Mazda, Rx8 . The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v382000 (air bags) however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Js.

Tl-takata recall. The contact owns a 2004 Mazda Rx8. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v382000 (air bags) however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Js.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Mazda Rx8. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v345000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Ad.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Mazda Rx8. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number :15v345000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repairs was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact had not experience a failure. Ng.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Mazda RX-8. The contact received a notification NHTSA campaign number: 15v345000 (air bags) and 15v382000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Ad.

Tl-takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Mazda Rx8. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15v345000, and 15v382000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Ed.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Mazda Rx8. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v382000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had experienced a failure. Sg.

Tl-takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Mazda Rx8. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v382000 (air bags). However the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Ec.

Cracks in the dash immediately above the passenger airbag which is currently a recall issue. It seems that a large number of Rx8 experience cracking in the same spot on the dash, generally following an "h" shape. Reports are that the cracks follow the airbag module assembly underneath the dash, and the cracks follow the seam that would be created in an impact for the airbag to deploy. In my case it began with a 4" left to right crack. In 2015 a recall was performed involving a temporary airbag fix until a permanent fix could be designed. After this interim airbag recall was performed, the cracks intensified. Just received another recall notice that the "final" airbag fix is ready to be performed at the dealer which with all the removal and jostling of the dash to make the final airbag repair, will probably create more cracks. The recall was due to the possibility that airbag parts could become projectiles and cause injury. Would not a poorly designed dash simply break into pieces upon airbag deployment and become projectiles and injury? numerous Rx8 owners are seeing nearly identical h shaped cracks.

Tl-takata recall. The contact owns a 2004 Mazda Rx8. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v773000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Ah.

Tl-takata recall. The contact owns a 2004 Mazda RX-8. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15v345000 (air bags) and 15v382000 (air bags), however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Sw.

The contact owns a 2008 Mazda RX-8. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v344000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available. The contact felt that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the contacts vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure.

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After receiving a letter and verifying with the Mazdausa website it was determined that my RX-8 had a safety recall associated with the airbag. I contacted two separate Mazda dealers about this issue. Their response was less than undesirable. They first informed me that there were no parts available to affect repairs. After I requested a safe loaner vehicle until repairs could be made, my request was denied. So, Mazda has no parts to make repairs and they are unwilling to supply the vehicle owners with safe alternatives. I am writing to inform you that Mazda is not executing your mandated recall properly and is placing lives of numerous drivers at risk. Chris.

The contact owns a 2006 Mazda RX-8. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 15v382000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of this issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2007 Mazda RX-8. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15v345000 (air bags) and 15v382000 (air bags). The part was not available within a reasonable timeframe to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the contacts vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was not experiencing a failure.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Mazda RX-8. The contact received notification of nhsta campaign number :14v344000(air bags)however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware. The vehicle had not experienced a failure. Kh.

The contact owns a 2006 Mazda RX-8. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v344000 (air bags); however, the part needed to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2008 Mazda RX-8. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v344000 (air bags). The contact stated that the part needed to remedy the vehicle was unavailable. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Crack appeared in the dash where the passenger air bag is contained. The crack started several months ago and the car is not garaged and is in the sun all day so I thought it might be caused by the sun. I live in georgia and this car originally came from the port authority in florida where it is also very hot. My VIN number is included in the range of "potentially affected vehicles" in the 14v-344 letter dated June 20, 2014, written to ms nancy lewis of the national highway traffic safety administration and was signed by david robertson, group manager, of environmental, safety & powertrain engineering, Mazda north american operations. I printed a copy of that letter and will also contact Mazda to see when they plan to initiate an action. I am asking nancy lewis the same question here. Is my family and the people with the cracks in their dashes in danger?.

There is a material defect with the dash panel over the passenger air bag, now with the weather getting colder there are cracks in the dash panel and every morning the cracks get longer or new ones start. With the way it's cracking if the air bag deploys the panel will not just split open but may could up throwing chunks of plastic at the occupants. Contacted Mazda directly but since she didn't see any bulletins or recalls for this issue she pretty much didn't care. I wish more people would file complaints because I have seen this problem in almost all other Rx8's I've been in.

Mazda customer experience representative and recall coordinator: this is at least the 5th time I have contacted Mazdausa regarding the faulty air bags issue affecting my 2004 RX-8. Your organization's boiler plate responses that I have received are unacceptable. I expect this issue to be fully addressed and my affected air bags to be replaced as soon as possible. I am the original owner of the vehicle first registered in CA, a hot and humid state. Throughout the last 10 years, my car has been driven and garaged in many states across the nation that are hot and/or humid, including new york and nevada. My car is in very good condition, air bags not withstanding, and I expect to operate it for many more years. However, I will not continually drive a car with defective and lethal air bags. It has been widely known that takata has been aware of their air bag defects since 2001. Continued denial by Mazdausa to add my vehicle to its current air bag recall campaign is very troublesome. Air bag equipment are designed to save lives, not end or maim them. I feet there should be no discrimination of vehicles in Mazda's perceived geographical location of its air bag recall. All affected vehicles on the list as provided by the NHTSA website, at all geographic locations, must be included immediately. This concern has been filed with the NHTSA. I expect immediate action on your part to correct this blatantly incomplete recall campaign. Thank you for your attention.

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2005 Mazda RX-8. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15v345000 (air bags) and 15v382000 (air bags). The contact called the dealer for several months and went to the dealer twice, but the parts were not available to receive the recall repair . The manufacturer was unable to provide a specific date that the parts would be supplied to the dealer. The contact was not experiencing a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2005 Mazda RX-8. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15v345000 and 15v382000 (air bags). The parts needed for the repair were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tools confirms parts not available. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2004 Mazda RX-8. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v345000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Mazda RX-8. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v382000 (air bags). The part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

My passenger side dashboard over the airbag is cracked really bad like you can see the air bag I am afraid to have anyone in the passenger seat I feel like it is going to set the air bag off for no reason the dealership is telling me its going to cost around 700. 00 to fix I have done some research on this it seems to be a common problem with this car.

Front passenger air bag cover cracked and exposed.

Rx-8 cracked passenger dashboard. Cracked in the outline of the faulty airbag shape. I am taking in for recall of airbag but am requesting dash cover replacement as it is clearly caused by airbag leakage/fault.

Dash has several cracks over airbag. Cracking started soon after warranty was null. Airbag has recall, but Mazda expects owners to pay $500 for this defective part. Will replace airbag and re-install same cracked dash. Very dangerous in crash situation as small fragments may enter passengers face and upper body. Seems to be a problem with Rx8's according to Mazda mechanic.

On my 2007 Rx8 right dashboard passenger airbag has cracked and had made the shape of the airbag. Looks like the airbag can deploy at any given moment and can cause serious injury to driver and passenger. The dealership or manufacture will not take responsibility in fixing or correcting the problem. There are hundreds of complaints about this problem and I don't understand why a recall has not been issued. My car has been in the garage since I purchased it so sun is not the cause of this problem. I would like to know what I can do about this problem and how can I get the manufacture to repair and take responsibility before someone is seriously injured or killed.