NHTSA Campaign 19V782000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 19V782000 covers 16 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 19V782000 with NHTSA on October 31, 2019; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 19V782000, NHTSA lists up to 69,879 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 14, 2006 and December 16, 2011.
The 19V782000 report reached NHTSA 8 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V782000 were scheduled from December 3, 2019, 33 days after the report.
19V782000 covers 3 models from Mazda, model years 2007–2012.
Owners of the model years 19V782000 covers have filed at least 571 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 19V782000 vehicles, the 2007 Mazda CX-7 has the most (102).
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V782000 ranks 25 of 77 Mazda North American Operations recalls on this site.
Besides 19V782000, Mazda North American Operations has 16 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 19V782000 was 19V488000, reported on June 24, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2007-2012 CX-7, CX-9, and 2009-2012 Maza6 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 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 December 3, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 1317F. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 16V356 and 17V012.
Reported October 31, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V782000 (16)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V782000, 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