The defect
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.
The risk
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.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mazda Mazda6 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Mazda MAZDASPEED6 | 2006, 2007 |
| Mazda RX-8 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mazda MAZDASPEED6 | 2006 | 20 | 4 |
| Mazda MAZDASPEED6 | 2007 | 9 | 4 |
| Mazda Mazda6 | 2003 | 174 | 6 |
| Mazda Mazda6 | 2004 | 160 | 4 |
| Mazda Mazda6 | 2005 | 147 | 3 |
| Mazda Mazda6 | 2006 | 173 | 3 |
| Mazda Mazda6 | 2007 | 156 | 4 |
| Mazda Mazda6 | 2008 | 111 | 4 |
| Mazda RX-8 | 2004 | 490 | 10 |
| Mazda RX-8 | 2005 | 162 | 6 |
| Mazda RX-8 | 2006 | 60 | 5 |
| Mazda RX-8 | 2007 | 38 | 5 |
| Mazda RX-8 | 2008 | 17 | 5 |
Other air bags recalls in 2017
90 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the air bags; Mazda North American Operations filed 95 campaigns in all.
| 17V822000 20 Dec 2017 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 17V837000 20 Dec 2017 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 17V803000 18 Dec 2017 | Ford Motor Company |
| 17V818000 18 Dec 2017 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 17V813000 18 Dec 2017 | Bluecar SAS |
| 17V806000 14 Dec 2017 | Mazda North American Operations |
| 17V807000 14 Dec 2017 | Mazda North American Operations |
| 17V801000 13 Dec 2017 | Hyundai Motor America |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017