Mazda 6: Airbag May Malfunction
Summary Mazda is recalling 12,306 Mazda 6 vehicles because the airbag inflators may not work properly due to problems during manufacturing and storage of the propellant. If deployed, these faulty inflators could break apart and injure occupants instead of protecting them. Mazda will replace the front airbag inflators in affected vehicles.
- Recalling firm
- MAZDA
- Product
- Vehicles: MAZDA 6. Units affected: 12,306
- Reason
- It has been identified that the density of the propellant within the airbag inflator may be insufficient due to inappropriate production and storage conditions of the propellant. In this condition the inflator may abnormally ignite at the time of the airbag deployment allowing the inner pressure of the inflator to increase abnormally resulting in the breakage of the inflator case. In this condition the airbags will not provide adequate protection during a frontal impact as the broken pieces of the inflator case could injure the driver and/or front seat passenger. Remedy: Recall all...
- Classification
- Class I
- Category
- vehicle recall
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Agency
- UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
- Recall date
- 2017-02-22
- Status
- Ongoing
- Distribution
- United Kingdom
Official recall notice from UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Recall details on Nibble Recalls: https://trynibble.app/recalls/a1d1645a-11a5-4dc8-8fdb-2cb77c7b77bb