NHTSA Campaign 04V073000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 04V073000 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 04V073000 with NHTSA on February 17, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V073000, NHTSA lists up to 15,800 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 20, 2003 and February 4, 2004.
Owner notification letters for 04V073000 were scheduled from March 5, 2004, 17 days after the report.
04V073000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2004.
Owners of the model years 04V073000 covers have filed at least 14 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V073000 ranks 19 of 35 MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS recalls on this site.
Besides 04V073000, MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS has 4 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 04V073000 was 02V196001, reported on August 5, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- AS A RESULT OF AN NCAP TEST, CERTAIN MINIVANS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG WAS NOT CORRECTLY WIRING.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIR BAG WILL NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW WIRING HARNESS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE RECALL BAGAN MARCH 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
- Notes
- MAZDA RECALL NO. 1604B-A.
Reported February 17, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V073000 (1)
Mazda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V073000, 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: February 17, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted