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Mazda North American Operations — Passenger frontal air bag inflator may rupture - do not drive notice

Official notice

14 Dec 2017

CriticalNHTSA

An official NHTSA notice concerns Mazda North American Operations — Passenger frontal air bag inflator may rupture - do not drive notice. The official notice reports a defect involving the airbags. In a crash, this could increase the risk of serious injury or death to vehicle occupants. Published 2017-12-14.

What to do now

Stop driving the vehicle until the recall repair is completed and contact the supplier or a dealer as directed. Arrange a free repair and replacement at an authorised dealer as directed in the official notice. Read the official NHTSA notice for the full instructions.

Units affected

17,576

Recall number

1817L

Official notice

2017-12-14

The hazard

Do not drivePark the vehicle

The official notice reports a defect involving the airbags. In a crash, this could increase the risk of serious injury or death to vehicle occupants.

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Affected products

Product 1

Mazda North American Operations — Passenger frontal air bag inflator may rupture

Units affected

17,576

Risk / hazard

The official notice reports a defect involving the airbags. In a crash, this could increase the risk of serious injury or death to vehicle occupants.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

US · United States

Affected area 1

US · United States

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Mazda. Contact: Mazda North American Operations.

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

1817L

Campaign number

17V806000

Units affected

17,576

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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