October 31, 2019 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V781000
Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V781
Manufacturer Mazda North American Operations
Components AIR BAGS
Potential Number of Units Affected 47,053
Summary
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.
Remedy
Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin December 18, 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.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
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November 4, 2019
Attention: Mazda General, Parts and Service Managers
Subject: Notification of Takata Safety Recall Expansion to the DIRS group of
vehicles to existing Safety Recalls 1317F and 2618F.Recall 1317F expansion: DIRS
Mazda Motor Corporation has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in
vehicles equipped with certain type of passenger frontal air bag inflator, and to conduct a
recall campaign for certain 2009-2012 Mazda6, 2007-2012 CX-7 and 2007-2012 CX-9 vehicles. There
are 70,563 U.S. and U.S. Territory vehicles involved in this recall. The repair is
identical to the current repair for vehicles in the existing recall. This recall is an
expansion of Safety Recall 1317F
– Passenger Air Bag lnflator Replacement filed with NHTSA on October 12, 2018.Recall 2618F expansion: DIRS
Mazda Motor Corporation has also decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle
safety exists in vehicles equipped with certain type of passenger frontal air bag inflator, and to
conduct a recall campaign for 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6, and 2004-2005 MPV,
and 2004-2005 RX-8 vehicles. There are 47,613 U.S. and U.S. Territory vehicles involved in this
recall. The repair is identical to the current repair for vehicles in the existing
recall. This recall is an expansion of Safety Recall 2618F – Passenger Air Bag
lnflator Replacement filed with NHTSA on June 15, 2018.
For both recalls, all affected vehicles have been repaired with “like-for-like” inflators
from prior Takata recalls. These “like-for-like” inflators were an interim remedy until a
sufficient amount of permanent parts were available. These affected vehicles will now need to be
repaired once more with the permanent remedy inflator.
In the subject vehicles, activation of a non-desiccated ammonium nitrate inflator with
degraded propellant may result in an inflator rupture. An inflator rupture may cause metal
fragments to pass through the air bag and into the vehicle interior at high speed, which may result in injury or
death to vehicle occupants.
Dealers are to replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator of the affected subject vehicles and
the affected vehicles will display Not Launched in eMDCS today, November 4th , 2019. As
parts are available for all vehicles in DIRS. dealers can perform the repair if a customer
requests it even in Not Launched status.
Customers affected by this recall are scheduled to be notified by first class mail no later than
December 16, 2019 and will be asked to make an appointment with a Mazda dealer to have the
passenger frontal air bag inflator replaced with a permanent remedy part for recall 1317F and
2618F.
Important Safety Notice:
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act prohibits the delivery of any subject
vehicle without performing the necessary repair for defects or failures. Failure to perform
applicable recalls before delivery can result in extensive dealer fines and penalties from
the Federal Government. Therefore, you must complete this recall for all affected vehicles in
your inventory prior to delivery.
To help you effectively perform this recall, Mazda has developed the following resources:
1. Repair Procedures and Parts and Warranty information will post on MGSS (Mazda Global
Service Support) websites via MXConnect as soon as possible, hopefully by November 7, 2019.
2. For warranty questions, contact the Warranty Hotline at (877) 727-6626, Option 3.
3. Vehicles will display in eMDCS as “Not Launched” on November 4, 2019. Once Parts and
Repair procedures are posted, claims can be input into eMDCS however, repairs MUST be
completed as parts are available and can be completed on customer vehicles that exhibit
the condition or that cannot wait.
4. For parts questions, contact the Corporate Dealer Assistance Group at (877)
727-6626 Option 2.
Please make certain the appropriate personnel in your dealership are aware of these resources and
are familiar with the details of this recall before responding to customer inquiries.
We apologize for any inconvenience this recall may cause you and your
customers. Your understanding and support in carrying out this campaign is greatly appreciated.
Protect What is Important to You
Mazda North American Operations Sincerely,
Hideo Takashima
Director, Technical Services Division Mazda North American Operations
11 Affected Products
Vehicles
| MAKE | MODEL | YEAR |
|---|---|---|
| MAZDA | MAZDA6 | 2003-2008 |
| MAZDA | MAZDASPEED6 | 2006-2007 |
| MAZDA | MPV | 2004-2005 |
| MAZDA | RX-8 | 2004 |
5 Associated Documents
ISSUED Renotification Notice – Hawaiian Outreach Mailer
Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- Mazda Dealer Email 11/4/19
RCMN-19V781-8847.pdf 587.965KB
Defect Notice 573 Report
RCLRPT-19V781-8364.PDF 217.898KB
Recall 573 Report – Amendment 1
RCLRPT-19V781-8387.PDF 217.751KB
Recall Acknowledgement
RCAK-19V781-6472.pdf 244.753KB
Latest Recalls Documents
https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=19V781&docType=RCL
1 Associated Investigation
Air Bag Inflator Rupture
NHTSA ID: EA15001
Dated opened: February 24, 2015
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE14-016 in June 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers. All six vehicles were operated in Florida or Puerto Rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their service life, and were equipped with inflators produced by Takata, a tier-one supplier of automotive air bag systems.
During the course of PE14-016, ODI determined that five additional vehicle manufacturers used inflators of a similar design and vintage also supplied by Takata. No evidence of field failures was found in vehicles produced by these five additional manufacturers. Nonetheless, at ODI’s insistence, all 10 vehicle manufacturers initiated a regional recall within approximately two weeks of the opening of the investigation. The regions recalled initially included Florida, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, areas with high absolute humidity and climatic conditions believed to be a significant factor in the inflator ruptures. As part of the recall actions, inflators removed from remedied vehicles are to be returned to Takata for testing.
Takata’s initial test results on passenger inflators from remedied vehicles indicated a much higher than anticipated rupture frequency for inflators returned from Florida. Accordingly ODI requested all 10 manufacturers expand the regional recalls for passenger inflators to include other geographic areas where high absolute humidity conditions exist, including the Gulf States and other coastal areas. Takata’s testing of the passenger inflators to date continues to indicate this geographic area as having the highest risk, with no ruptures occurring from inflators returned from outside the expanded recall regions. During PE14-016 four additional passenger inflator field events occurred, all in vehicles from the same expanded geographic region.
Also during PE14-016 four additional driver inflator field events occurred including two in vehicles from regions not known for high absolute humidity, specifically California and North Carolina. Accordingly, ODI requested all five of the affected vehicle manufacturers currently using the subject Takata driver inflators expand to nationwide recalls. Significantly, neither of the affected vehicle manufacturers or Takata provided any explanation to account for these two driver air bag inflator ruptures outside the area of high absolute humidity. Takata testing of returned driver inflators indicates a lower rupture frequency as compared to passenger inflator testing. All test ruptures reported by Takata to date have occurred on inflators returned from high absolute humidity areas.
The investigation now includes all manufacturers and vehicles known to be affected at this time. ODI’s investigation will focus on, among other things, root cause analysis, other potential defect consequences, identification of affected vehicles scope, and adequacy of the remedy.
The five ODI reports cited above can be reviewed online at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification numbers: 10537899, 10568848, 10585224, 10605877, 10651492
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