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.

Air Bags — Frontal — Driver Side — Inflator Module

Summary

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.

Actions

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.

Documents (15)

• Recall Acknowledgement
• Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) - August 02, 2017
• Defect Notice 573 Report
• September 01, 2017 Subject: Safety Recall 8215F - Takata Frontal Driver Side Air Bag Inflator. UPDATE
• Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) - September 7, 2017 Subject: Announcing the launch of Safety Recall 1417G – Takata Frontal Driver Side Air Bag Inflator Permanent Remedy Repair
• Parts and Warranty Information Safety Recall 1417G
• Remedy Instructions and TSB
• Recall 573 Report - AMENDMENT 1
• Recall 573 Report - AMENDMENT 2
• ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)
• Remedy Instructions and TSB
• Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2017-3
• Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2017-4
• Miscellaneous Document - VEHICLE INFORMATION on 17V474 - (Data as of December 11, 2017 with "Other" category counts added)
• Miscellaneous Document - Description of Defect - December 21, 2017 - "other" reporting category update

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