NHTSA Campaign 17V474000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 17V474000 covers 11 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Mazda North American Operations filed the report for 17V474000 with NHTSA on July 26, 2017; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 17V474000, NHTSA lists up to 308,992 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 29, 2002 and May 5, 2008.
The 17V474000 report reached NHTSA 9 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V474000 were scheduled from September 12, 2017, 48 days after the report.
17V474000 covers 2 models from Mazda, model years 2003–2008.
Owners of the model years 17V474000 covers have filed at least 539 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V474000 vehicles, the 2007 Mazda Mazda6 has the most (95).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V474000 ranks 2 of 77 Mazda North American Operations recalls on this site.
Besides 17V474000, Mazda North American Operations has 16 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 17V474000 was 17V457000, reported on July 18, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- The risk
- 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
- 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.
Reported July 26, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V474000 (11)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V474000, 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: July 26, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted