Driver side: inflator moduleRecall 17V-474 · Mazda vehicles
Mazda North American Operations recall 17V-474 covers 308,992 Mazda vehicles for a driver side: inflator module problem, reported to NHTSA on July 26, 2017. The manufacturer's latest report (2018 Q4) shows 14% of affected vehicles repaired.
Do not drive these vehicles until repaired
Source: NHTSA recall 17V474000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by an NHTSA defect investigation.
The problem
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2004-2008 RX-8, and 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion and other factors, including manufacturing variability that, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
The risk
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with 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 driver's frontal air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began on September 12, 2017. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 1417G. Note: This recall supersedes recall 15V-382.
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.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
14%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA. 26,733 vehicles were listed as unreachable.
The investigation behind this recall
- Air Bag Inflator RuptureNHTSA