NHTSA Campaign 17V474000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Issued by Mazda North American Operations · Reported Jul 26, 2017 · 308,992 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2004-2008 RX-8, and 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion and other factors, including manufacturing variability that, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.

Consequence

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is performed. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began on September 12, 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 1417G. Note: This recall supersedes recall 15V-382.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MAZDA MAZDA6 2003 308,992
MAZDA MAZDA6 2004 308,992
MAZDA MAZDA6 2005 308,992
MAZDA MAZDA6 2006 308,992
MAZDA MAZDA6 2007 308,992
MAZDA MAZDA6 2008 308,992
MAZDA MAZDASPEED6 2006 308,992
MAZDA MAZDASPEED6 2007 308,992
MAZDA RX-8 2004 308,992
MAZDA RX-8 2005 308,992
MAZDA RX-8 2006 308,992
MAZDA RX-8 2007 308,992
MAZDA RX-8 2008 308,992

Source: NHTSA Campaign 17V474000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.