Mazda MAZDA6, MAZDASPEED6, RX-8 (2003-2008): Air bags
Recall 17V474000 · Jul 26, 2017 · Mazda North American Operations
308,992
vehicles affected
308,992
vehicles affected
Owners are told not to drive these vehicles until they are repaired.
Facts
- Recall number
- 17V474000
- Date
- Jul 26, 2017
- Maker
- Mazda North American Operations
- Units affected
- 308,992
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Frontal > Driver side > Inflator module
- Model years
- 2003-2008
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is 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.
What can happen
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 fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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 covered
3 models, 13 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 17V474000?
3 models: Mazda MAZDA6 (2003-2008), Mazda MAZDASPEED6 (2006-2007), Mazda RX-8 (2004-2008), about 308,992 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 17V474000?
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.
What can happen?
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.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.