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NHTSA Campaign 04V559000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE

Issued by MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS · Reported Nov 22, 2004 · 2 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON TWO PASSENGER VEHICLES, A CRACK IN THE SOLDER CONNECTION ATTACHING THE ACCELERATION SENSOR IN THE SAS UNIT MADE CONTACT WITH THE BASE PLATE, DAMAGING THE SOLDER CONNECTION.

Consequence

THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH AND IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES.

Remedy

DEALERS REPAIRED THESE VEHICLES. THE TWO VEHICLE OWNERS WERE CONTACTED BY TELEPHONE ON NOVEMBER 22, 2004, AND THESE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MAZDA MAZDA3 2005 2

Source: NHTSA Campaign 04V559000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.