Mazda recall: Air bags
Do not drive. NHTSA and the maker advise owners not to drive these vehicles until they are repaired.
What is wrong
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2009 B-Series trucks ever registered in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
What could happen
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The fix
Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began June 15, 2018. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 2118A.
Vehicles covered
- Mazda B-Series Truck 2009
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 18V016000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Mazda North American Operations
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jan 9, 2018
- Owners notified
- Jun 15, 2018
- Vehicles or items affected
- 84
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- Aug 18, 2008 to Jan 20, 2009
- Part
- Air bags › Frontal › Passenger side › Inflator module
- Maker's own recall number
- 2118A
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Mazda recall: Air bags Dec 12, 2023
- Mazda recall: Air bags Mar 10, 2021
- Mazda recall: Air bags Jan 16, 2018
- Mazda recall: Air bags Jan 16, 2018
- Mazda recall: Air bags Dec 14, 2017
- Mazda recall: Air bags Dec 14, 2017
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.