NHTSA Campaign 19V781000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Issued by Mazda North American Operations · Reported Oct 31, 2019 · 47,006 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2004-2005 MPV, 2004 RX-8, and 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 vehicles. These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Consequence

An inflator explosion may result in sharp 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 front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. The recall began December 3, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 2618F. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 13V130, 14V362, 14V773 and 15V869.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MAZDA MAZDA6 2003 47,006
MAZDA MAZDA6 2004 47,006
MAZDA MAZDA6 2005 47,006
MAZDA MAZDA6 2006 47,006
MAZDA MAZDA6 2007 47,006
MAZDA MAZDA6 2008 47,006
MAZDA MAZDASPEED6 2006 47,006
MAZDA MAZDASPEED6 2007 47,006
MAZDA MPV 2004 47,006
MAZDA MPV 2005 47,006
MAZDA RX-8 2004 47,006

Source: NHTSA Campaign 19V781000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.