NHTSA Campaign 02V196001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 02V196001 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS filed the report for 02V196001 with NHTSA on August 5, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V196001, NHTSA lists up to 25 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 21, 2000 and December 25, 2000.
The 02V196001 report reached NHTSA 19 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V196001 were scheduled from October 4, 2002, 60 days after the report.
02V196001 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2001.
Owners of the model years 02V196001 covers have filed at least 11 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V196001 ranks 34 of 35 MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS recalls on this site.
Besides 02V196001, MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS has 4 other recalls on the air bags on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SOME OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULES WERE NOT PROPERLY WELDED AND MAY NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION.
- The risk
- THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY PROTECTED IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 4, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
Reported August 5, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V196001 (1)
Mazda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V196001, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: August 5, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted