2005 MAZDA MAZDA6; 2005 MAZDA MPV; 2005 MAZDA RX-8; 2003 MAZDA MAZDA6; 2004 MAZDA MAZDA6; 2004 MAZDA RX-8; 2004 MAZDA MPV; 2006 MAZDA MPV; 2006 MAZDA MAZDA6; 2006 MAZDA RX-8; 2007 MAZDA MAZDA6; 2007 MAZDA RX-8; 2006 MAZDA MAZDASPEED6; 2007 MAZDA MAZDASPEED6; 2008 MAZDA MAZDA6; 2008 MAZDA RX-8; 2009 MAZDA RX-8; 2010 MAZDA RX-8; 2011 MAZDA RX-8
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Mazda is recalling certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6, 2004 MPV, and 2004-2011 RX-8 vehicles. The recalled vehicles contain passenger front air bag inflators that may explode during a crash due to propellant degradation caused by long-term exposure to humidity and temperature changes. If the inflator explodes, it can produce sharp metal fragments that may strike and seriously injure or kill the driver or other occupants.
Mazda will notify owners and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator free of charge. Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the replacement is performed. Affected consumers should contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4, or reference recall number 2618F for more information.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
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 inflator, free of charge. The recall began July 6, 2018. Mailing to the affected RX-8 owners began July 6, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 2618F. Note: With the addition of the RX-8 vehicles, this recall fully supersedes recall 16V354.
Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 and 2004 MPV vehicles nationwide. Mazda is also recalling 2005-2006 MPV vehicles in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. On July 9, 2019 this recall was expanded to include certain 2004-2011 RX-8 vehicles that were previously recalled under 16V-354 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, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these passenger air bag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.