NHTSA Campaign 19V781000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 19V781000 covers 9 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 19V781000 with NHTSA on October 31, 2019; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 19V781000, NHTSA lists up to 47,006 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 5, 2002 and May 5, 2008.
The 19V781000 report reached NHTSA 12 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V781000 were scheduled from December 3, 2019, 33 days after the report.
19V781000 covers 3 models from Mazda, model years 2003–2008.
Owners of the model years 19V781000 covers have filed at least 500 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 19V781000 vehicles, the 2007 Mazda Mazda6 has the most (95).
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V781000 ranks 31 of 77 Mazda North American Operations recalls on this site.
Besides 19V781000, Mazda North American Operations has 16 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 19V781000 was 19V488000, reported on June 24, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2004-2005 MPV, 2004 RX-8, and 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 vehicles. These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature 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 remedy is 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 December 3, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 2618F. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 13V130, 14V362, 14V773 and 15V869.
Reported October 31, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V781000 (9)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V781000, 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: October 31, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted