NHTSA Campaign 04V468000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
NHTSA campaign 04V468000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive. The repair is free.
MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS filed the report for 04V468000 with NHTSA on September 24, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V468000, NHTSA lists up to 42,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 24, 2003 and March 22, 2004.
The 04V468000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V468000 were scheduled from October 28, 2004, 34 days after the report.
04V468000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2004.
Owners of the model years 04V468000 covers have filed at least 25 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V468000 ranks 11 of 35 MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS recalls on this site.
Besides 04V468000, MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS has 4 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 04V468000 was 04V073000, reported on February 17, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A CRACK IN THE AIR BAG CRASH ZONE SENSOR HOUSING CAN ALLOW WATER TO ENTER THE SENSOR, CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT AND ILLUMINATING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT.
- The risk
- IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTS, THE AIR WILL NOT DEPLOY AS DESIGNED IN CERTAIN TYPES OF FRONTAL CRASHES, INCREASING THE RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY TO THE DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CRASH ZONE SENSOR AND REPLACE IT, IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 28, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
- Notes
- MAZDA RECALL NO. 2304J.
Reported September 24, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V468000 (1)
Mazda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V468000, 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: September 24, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted