Mazda MAZDA6, MAZDASPEED6, MPV, RX-8 (2003-2008): Air bags
Recall 19V781000 · Oct 31, 2019 · Mazda North American Operations
47,006
vehicles affected
47,006
vehicles affected
Owners are told not to drive these vehicles until they are repaired.
Facts
- Recall number
- 19V781000
- Date
- Oct 31, 2019
- Maker
- Mazda North American Operations
- Units affected
- 47,006
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Frontal > Passenger side > Inflator module
- Model years
- 2003-2008
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Fire
What is 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.
What can happen
An inflator explosion may result in sharp 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 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 covered
4 models, 11 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 19V781000?
4 models: Mazda MAZDA6 (2003-2008), Mazda MAZDASPEED6 (2006-2007), Mazda MPV (2004-2005) and 1 more, about 47,006 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 19V781000?
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.
What can happen?
An inflator explosion may result in sharp 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.