NHTSA Campaign 19V488000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 19V488000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Mazda North American Operations filed the report for 19V488000 with NHTSA on June 24, 2019; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 19V488000, NHTSA lists up to 211 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2009 and April 26, 2011.
The 19V488000 report reached NHTSA 8 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V488000 were scheduled from July 9, 2019, 15 days after the report.
19V488000 covers 1 model from Mazda, model years 2010–2011.
Owners of the model years 19V488000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 19V488000 vehicles, the 2010 Mazda RX-8 has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V488000 ranks 71 of 77 Mazda North American Operations recalls on this site.
Besides 19V488000, Mazda North American Operations has 16 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 19V488000 was 18V717000, reported on October 12, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2010-2011 Mazda RX-8 vehicles that were previously recalled under recall 18V-716 but have not yet been repaired. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
- The risk
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp 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 repair has been 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 July 9, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 2618F.
Reported June 24, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V488000 (2)
Mazda (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V488000, 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: June 24, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted