The defect
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.
The risk
An inflator explosion may result in sharp 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 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.
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 MPV | 2004, 2005 |
| Mazda RX-8 | 2004 |
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER 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 MPV | 2004 | 71 | 5 |
| Mazda MPV | 2005 | 36 | 3 |
| 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 |
Other air bags recalls in 2019
76 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the air bags; Mazda North American Operations filed 95 campaigns in all.
| 19V910000 19 Dec 2019 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 19V892000 16 Dec 2019 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 19V885000 12 Dec 2019 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 19V868000 6 Dec 2019 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 19V862000 4 Dec 2019 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 19V852000 26 Nov 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 19V853000 26 Nov 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 19V851000 26 Nov 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019